Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Guinea-Bissau, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 7 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.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Guinea-Bissau, 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 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.25 DB16-20 methodology, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.75 DB16-20 methodology, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 149 Gabon 7.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 149 Mauritania 7.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Belize 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Bolivia 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Fiji 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Maldives 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Palau 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 South Sudan 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Guinea-Bissau?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Guinea-Bissau was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.