Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Japan
Japan: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
13 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
13 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
13 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Japan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Japan stood at 13 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Japan 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Japan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 13 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 13 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
- 21 Indonesia 13.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 22 Iran 13.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Albania 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Austria 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Belarus 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Cameroon 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Chile 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 France 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Hungary 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Ireland 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Lithuania 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Malaysia 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Morocco 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 North Macedonia 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Peru 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Philippines 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Qatar 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Romania 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 San Marino 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Singapore 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Slovenia 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Taiwan 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Turkey 13 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Japan?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Japan was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.