Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia
Gambia: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 59.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gambia is 59.36, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Gambia ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.63 | — |
| 2015 | 55.65 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.68 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.78 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.27 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.36 | +3.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 59.36 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.88, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 59.36 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gambia?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gambia was 59.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.36 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.63 in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Gambia ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.