Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Iraq
Iraq: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 5.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Iraq is 5.5 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Iraq ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.99 DB16-20 methodology, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Iraq?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Iraq was 5.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Iraq ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.