Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Barbados
Barbados: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Barbados, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Barbados stood at 6.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Barbados ranks 160th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 54% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9 DB16-20 methodology, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 160 Laos 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 160 Suriname 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Angola 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Central African Republic 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Kiribati 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Madagascar 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Samoa 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Seychelles 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Sri Lanka 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Barbados?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Barbados was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Barbados ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The building quality control index is the sum of the following six indices: quality of building regulations, quality control before construction, quality control during construction, quality control after construction, liability and insurance regimes and professional certifications. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.