Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 18.16 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in El Salvador, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in El Salvador is 18.16, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in El Salvador peaked at 73.78 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.12, in 2017.
El Salvador ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54.47 | — |
| 2006 | 54.47 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.47 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.47 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.71 | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 65.71 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.71 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.71 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.78 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 73.78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.78 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.12 | -80.9% |
| 2018 | 18.16 | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 18.16 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 18.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 26% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 18.16 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.94, 30% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.71 | 54.47 | 65.71 | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.27 | 14.12 | 73.78 | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in El Salvador?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in El Salvador was 18.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 73.78 in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.12 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- El Salvador ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.