Dealing with construction … Score 0-15 Building control in South Korea
South Korea: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 80 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in South Korea, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in South Korea is 80, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
South Korea ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.33 | — |
| 2015 | 53.33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 80 is above the median for high income countries, which is 80, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 80 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.67, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 48 Pakistan 86.5 compare
- 49 United States 82.67 compare
- 50 Algeria 80 compare
- 50 Armenia 80 compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 80 compare
- 50 Bahamas 80 compare
- 50 Bahrain 80 compare
- 50 Belgium 80 compare
- 50 Bhutan 80 compare
- 50 Brunei 80 compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 80 compare
- 50 Croatia 80 compare
- 50 Djibouti 80 compare
- 50 Greece 80 compare
- 50 Guinea 80 compare
- 50 Jamaica 80 compare
- 50 Latvia 80 compare
- 50 Moldova 80 compare
- 50 Myanmar 80 compare
- 50 Puerto Rico 80 compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 80 compare
- 50 South Africa 80 compare
- 50 Sudan 80 compare
- 50 Tajikistan 80 compare
- 50 Tanzania 80 compare
- 50 Uganda 80 compare
- 50 Ukraine 80 compare
- 50 Vietnam 80 compare
- 50 Palestine 80 compare
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in South Korea?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in South Korea was 80 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2016.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.33 in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- South Korea ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.