Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Maldives
Maldives: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Maldives, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 7 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Maldives 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 DB16-20 methodology, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 10 DB16-20 methodology, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 149 Gabon 7.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 149 Mauritania 7.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Belize 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Bolivia 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Fiji 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Palau 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 South Sudan 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Maldives?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Maldives was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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.