Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Kuwait
Kuwait: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Kuwait, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Kuwait stood at 14 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Kuwait 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 14 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 14 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.99 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 7 India 14.53 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Russia 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Australia 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Bulgaria 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Canada 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Egypt 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Israel 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Lebanon 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Malta 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Mauritius 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Mongolia 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Serbia 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Tunisia 14 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Kuwait?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Kuwait was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Kuwait ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.