Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. β² Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Jamaica, 2014β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Jamaica stood at 12 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
That places Jamaica 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 48 Pakistan 12.97 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 49 United States 12.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Algeria 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Armenia, Republic of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Azerbaijan, Republic of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Bahamas, The 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Bahrain, Kingdom of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Belgium 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Bhutan 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Croatia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Djibouti 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Greece 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Guinea 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Korea 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Latvia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Moldova, Republic of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Myanmar 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Puerto Rico 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 South Africa 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Sudan 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Tajikistan, Republic of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Uganda 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Ukraine 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Vietnam 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Palestine, State of 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Jamaica?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Jamaica was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.