Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya
Kenya: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 67.61 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 67.61 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 6.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 104th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kenya?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kenya was 67.61 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 67.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.92 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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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.