Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 67.72 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Costa Rica stood at 67.72. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 67.72 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.28, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.14 | 49.28 | 50.72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.63 | 49.28 | 67.72 | 10 |
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Costa Rica?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Costa Rica was 67.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.72 in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.28 in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.