Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Guyana
Guyana: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 52.52 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Guyana, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Guyana is 52.52, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Guyana ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51.79 | — |
| 2015 | 52.01 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.09 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.46 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.52 | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 52.52 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 71% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 52.52 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.74, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guyana
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Guyana?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Guyana was 52.52 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 52.52 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.79 in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Guyana ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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.