Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Tonga
Tonga: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Tonga, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Tonga stood at 10 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 105th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Tonga, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 DB16-20 methodology | -16.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 10 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 DB16-20 methodology, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 10 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5 DB16-20 methodology, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 102 Botswana 10.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 10.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 102 Venezuela 10.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Bangladesh 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Democratic Republic of Congo 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Cote d'Ivoire 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 El Salvador 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Finland 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Kenya 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Montenegro 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Nepal 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Netherlands 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Poland 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Senegal 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Zambia 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Zimbabwe 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Tonga?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Tonga was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Tonga ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.