Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in United States
United States: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 12.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in United States, 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 United States is 12.4 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.
That places United States 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near United States
- 48 Pakistan 12.97 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Algeria 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Armenia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Bahamas 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Bahrain 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Belgium 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Bhutan 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Croatia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Djibouti 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Greece 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Guinea 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Jamaica 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Republic of Korea 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Latvia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Republic of Moldova 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Myanmar 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Puerto Rico 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 South Africa 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Sudan 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Tajikistan 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 United Republic of Tanzania 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Uganda 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Ukraine 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 Viet Nam 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 50 State of Palestine 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in United States?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in United States was 12.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does United States rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- United States ranks 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.