Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Eswatini
Eswatini: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Eswatini, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Eswatini 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.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 138th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | +14.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10 DB16-20 methodology, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.75 DB16-20 methodology, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 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 Ecuador 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 Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Eswatini?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Eswatini ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.