Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) (Time days) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dealing with construction permits: Time was 138 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 138 days for dealing with construction permits: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time in Costa Rica peaked at 202 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 138 days, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 95th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 197 days | — |
| 2006 | 197 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 197 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 202 days | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 202 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 202 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 202 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 152 days | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 138 days | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 138 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 138 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 138 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 138 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 138 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 138 days | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 138 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 144.75 days, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 138 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 165 days, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 199 days | 197 days | 202 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 152.2 days | 138 days | 202 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: time in Costa Rica?
- Dealing with construction permits: time in Costa Rica was 138 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 202 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 days in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dealing with construction permits: time?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The time captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice. It is calculated in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to complete each procedure, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.