Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana
Ghana: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 67.62 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 67.62 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 104th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57.32 | — |
| 2015 | 58.53 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 59.24 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.9 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 66.16 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 67.62 | +2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 67.62 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 67.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ghana?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ghana was 67.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.62 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Ghana ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.