Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Germany
Germany: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 9.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Germany, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.5 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.
Germany ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Germany, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 9.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 79% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Germany
- 121 Congo 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 121 Malawi 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Benin 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Georgia 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Honduras 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Kosovo 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Panama 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Sweden 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Switzerland 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 United Kingdom 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Uruguay 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Germany?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Germany was 9.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Germany ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.