Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in South Africa

South Africa: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 80 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 191 countries
All-time high
80
in 2014
All-time low
80
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in South Africa, 2014–2019

0204060802014201620192014: 802015: 802016: 802017: 802018: 802019: 80

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in South Africa stood at 80. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

South Africa ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 80
2015 80 +0.0%
2016 80 +0.0%
2017 80 +0.0%
2018 80 +0.0%
2019 80 +0.0%

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  14. 50 Greece 80 compare
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  16. 50 Jamaica 80 compare
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  18. 50 Latvia 80 compare
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  21. 50 Puerto Rico 80 compare
  22. 50 Saudi Arabia 80 compare
  23. 50 Sudan 80 compare
  24. 50 Tajikistan 80 compare
  25. 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 80 compare
  26. 50 Uganda 80 compare
  27. 50 Ukraine 80 compare
  28. 50 Viet Nam 80 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in South Africa?
Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in South Africa was 80 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 80 in 2014.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2014.
How does South Africa rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
South Africa ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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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Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,145 data points, 2014–2019
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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.