Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Madagascar
Madagascar: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 35.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Madagascar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 35.9 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.
That places Madagascar 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.56 | — |
| 2015 | 32.56 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.23 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 34.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.9 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 35.9 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48.88, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 35.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 180 Haiti 44.22 compare
- 181 Niger 44.15 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 38.43 compare
- 184 Afghanistan 34.54 compare
- 185 Central African Republic 34.1 compare
- 186 Liberia 28.94 compare
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Madagascar?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Madagascar was 35.9 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.56 in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Madagascar ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.