Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Lesotho
Lesotho: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Lesotho, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 5 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.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.75 DB16-20 methodology, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Lesotho?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Lesotho was 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Lesotho ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.