Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malta
Malta: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 73.49 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malta, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malta is 73.49, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
That places Malta 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.4 | — |
| 2015 | 71.54 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.83 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.45 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.35 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.49 | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 73.49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 73.49 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.16, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malta?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malta was 73.49 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73.49 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4 in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.