Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 56.45 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Cameroon, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 56.45 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52.39 | — |
| 2015 | 52.51 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.16 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 52.81 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.77 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 56.45 | +1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 56.45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 56.45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Cameroon?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Cameroon was 56.45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.45 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.39 in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Cameroon ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.