Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the building quality control index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0
Yemen, Rep.
Median
73.33
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,139
What the numbers show
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 in Yemen, Rep..
The median across all reporting countries is 73.33, and the mean is 66.3.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 340.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen, Rep. (down 100.0%).
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 80 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | India | 96.87 | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Canada | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Israel | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Kuwait | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Lebanon | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Mongolia | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Mauritius | 93.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 93.33 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia | 93.33 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 93.33 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 91.87 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 90 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 86.67 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Belarus | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Cameroon | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | France | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Hungary | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Japan | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 86.67 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Malaysia | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 86.67 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 86.67 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 23 | Qatar | 86.67 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Singapore | 86.67 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | San Marino | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Turkiye | 86.67 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 23 | Taiwan | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Pakistan | 86.5 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 49 | United States | 82.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Armenia | 80 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Belgium | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bahrain | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bahamas, The | 80 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 80 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bhutan | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Algeria | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Guinea | 80 | 2019 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 80 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Jamaica | 80 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Korea, Rep. | 80 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Moldova | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Myanmar | 80 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 50 | Puerto Rico (US) | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | West Bank and Gaza | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Sudan | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tanzania | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Uganda | 80 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 80 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | South Africa | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Nigeria | 78.47 | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 77.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Chad | 76.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Argentina | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Colombia | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Cabo Verde | 73.33 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Cyprus | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Denmark | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Spain | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Estonia | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Ethiopia | 73.33 | 2019 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 73.33 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 80 | Guatemala | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Italy | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Jordan | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Kyrgyz Republic | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Mozambique | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Norway | 73.33 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 80 | Oman | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Portugal | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Togo | 73.33 | 2019 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Thailand | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 73.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Botswana | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | St. Lucia | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Venezuela, RB | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.67 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 104 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 66.67 | 2019 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 104 | Finland | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Kenya | 66.67 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 104 | Montenegro | 66.67 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 104 | Netherlands | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Nepal | 66.67 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Poland | 66.67 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 104 | Senegal | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | El Salvador | 66.67 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 104 | Tonga | 66.67 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Zambia | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Congo, Rep. | 63.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Germany | 63.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Malawi | 63.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Benin | 60 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 123 | Switzerland | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | United Kingdom | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Georgia | 60 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 123 | Honduras | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Panama | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Sweden | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Uruguay | 60 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 132 | Mali | 56.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Namibia | 56.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Brazil | 55.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Czechia | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Dominica | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Ecuador | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Iceland | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Cambodia | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Niger | 53.33 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 135 | Paraguay | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 53.33 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 135 | Slovak Republic | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Eswatini | 53.33 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 135 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Gabon | 50 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 50 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 148 | Belize | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Bolivia | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Fiji | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Maldives | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Palau | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | South Sudan | 46.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Barbados | 43.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Lao PDR | 43.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Suriname | 43.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Angola | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Kiribati | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | 40 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 160 | Madagascar | 40 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 160 | Seychelles | 40 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Samoa | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Iraq | 36.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Burundi | 33.33 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 168 | Grenada | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Haiti | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Lesotho | 33.33 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.33 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Comoros | 26.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Guyana | 26.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Gambia, The | 23.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Nicaragua | 23.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 20 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Liberia | 13.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 6.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 183 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 183 | Libya | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 183 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 183 | Yemen, Rep. | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The score for the building quality control index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.