Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Latvia

Latvia: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 52.16 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
52.16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
56.77
in 2013
All-time low
44.09
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Latvia, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 44.12006: 44.12007: 44.12008: 44.42009: 44.42010: 44.72011: 44.72012: 44.72013: 56.82014: 56.82015: 52.22016: 52.22017: 52.22018: 52.22019: 52.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Latvia stood at 52.16.

The figure is up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Latvia peaked at 56.77 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.09, in 2005.

That places Latvia 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Latvia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 44.09 —
2006 44.09 +0.0%
2007 44.09 +0.0%
2008 44.38 +0.7%
2009 44.38 +0.0%
2010 44.67 +0.6%
2011 44.67 +0.0%
2012 44.67 +0.0%
2013 56.77 +27.1%
2014 56.77 +0.0%
2015 52.16 -8.1%
2016 52.16 +0.0%
2017 52.16 +0.0%
2018 52.16 +0.0%
2019 52.16 +0.0%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 52.16 is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.78, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 52.16 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.54, 83% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.21 44.09 44.38 5
2010s 50.84 44.67 56.77 10

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 141 Zambia 53.31 compare
  2. 142 Italy 52.88 compare
  3. 143 Dominica 52.45 compare
  4. 145 Hungary 52.02 compare
  5. 146 Madagascar 51.59 compare
  6. 147 Chile 51.3 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Latvia?
Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Latvia was 52.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 56.77 in 2013.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.09 in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
Latvia ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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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.