Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 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 Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 DB16-20 methodology, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 10 DB16-20 methodology, 60% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 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 Seychelles 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Sri Lanka?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.