Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Spain
Spain: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 11 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Spain, 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 Spain is 11 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.
Spain ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Spain, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 11 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 11 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12 DB16-20 methodology, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Spain
- 78 Nigeria 11.77 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 79 Mexico 11.66 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 Chad 11.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Argentina 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Cape Verde 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Colombia 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Costa Rica 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Cyprus 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Denmark 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Estonia 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Ethiopia 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Ghana 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Guatemala 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Italy 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Jordan 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Mozambique 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Norway 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Oman 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Portugal 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Thailand 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Togo 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 11 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Spain?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Spain was 11 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 11 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Spain ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.