Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Panama
Panama: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Panama, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Panama is 9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Panama ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Panama, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 75% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Panama
- 121 Congo 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 121 Malawi 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Benin 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Georgia 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Honduras 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Kosovo 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Sweden 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Switzerland 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 United Kingdom 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Uruguay 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Panama?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Panama was 9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Panama ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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.