Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas
Bahamas: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 70.9 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas stood at 70.9. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Bahamas ranks 77th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.94 | — |
| 2015 | 70.46 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 70.52 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.52 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.89 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.9 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 70.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 70.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.74, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 74 Egypt 71.16 compare
- 75 Paraguay 71.11 compare
- 76 Marshall Islands 71.09 compare
- 78 Costa Rica 70.8 compare
- 79 Spain 70.8 compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 70.75 compare
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas was 70.9 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.94 in 2014.
- How does Bahamas rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Bahamas ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 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 DB16-20 studies.