Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 68.94 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bhutan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 68.94 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 91st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.25 | — |
| 2015 | 67.35 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.5 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 68.69 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.85 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.94 | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 68.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 68.94 is below the median for South Asia, which is 70.6, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 88 Netherlands 69.4 compare
- 89 Colombia 69.09 compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 69.03 compare
- 92 San Marino 68.91 compare
- 93 Mexico 68.85 compare
- 94 Samoa 68.81 compare
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bhutan?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bhutan was 68.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.94 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.25 in 2014.
- How does Bhutan rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Bhutan ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.