Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: 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 Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 7 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Sierra Leone, 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% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.25 DB16-20 methodology, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.75 DB16-20 methodology, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 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 Maldives 7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 151 Palau 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 Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Sierra Leone?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- 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 Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.