Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Ecuador
Ecuador: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Ecuador, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 8 DB16-20 methodology for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Ecuador ranks 138th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9 DB16-20 methodology, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 135 Mali 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 135 Namibia 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 137 Brazil 8.39 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Cambodia 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Czechia 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Dominica 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Eswatini 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Iceland 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Niger 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Paraguay 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Slovakia 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Ecuador?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Ecuador was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Ecuador ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.