Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 42.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Guatemala, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 42.36 for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in 2019.
The figure is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Guatemala peaked at 67.72 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.88, in 2005.
Guatemala ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.88 | — |
| 2006 | 20.17 | +600.0% |
| 2007 | 36.02 | +78.6% |
| 2008 | 41.79 | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 52.45 | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 52.45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.47 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 67.72 | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 67.72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.08 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 41.5 | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 42.36 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 42.36 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 42.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 42.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.94, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +600.0% | 2.88 | 20.17 |
| 2007 | +78.6% | 20.17 | 36.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.66 | 2.88 | 52.45 | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.78 | 41.5 | 67.72 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Guatemala?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Guatemala was 42.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 67.72 in 2013.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Guatemala ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.