Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Congo
Congo: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 61.28 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Congo, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Congo stood at 61.28.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Congo ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 62.33 | — |
| 2015 | 62.36 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.4 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 59.6 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 59.83 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.28 | +2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 61.28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 61.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Congo
- 131 Senegal 62.06 compare
- 132 Uzbekistan 61.68 compare
- 133 Mali 61.43 compare
- 135 Bangladesh 61.05 compare
- 136 Micronesia (country) 61.03 compare
- 137 Tajikistan 60.85 compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Congo?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Congo was 61.28 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 62.36 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6 in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Congo ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.