Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Seychelles
Seychelles: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.75 DB16-20 methodology, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 160 Barbados 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 160 Laos 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 160 Suriname 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Angola 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Central African Republic 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Kiribati 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Madagascar 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Samoa 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Sri Lanka 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Seychelles?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Seychelles was 6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Seychelles ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.