Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score was 70.88 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic stood at 70.88. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic peaked at 70.88 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 64.54, in 2005.
That places Dominican Republic 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.54 | — |
| 2006 | 65.03 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.36 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.36 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67.29 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 67.41 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.53 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 68.85 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.01 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.88 | +2.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 70.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.61, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 70.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.93, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.72 | 64.54 | 67.29 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.94 | 67.41 | 70.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic?
- Dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic was 70.88 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 70.88 in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.54 in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db06-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.