Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 64.54 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 64.54 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 122nd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.27 | — |
| 2015 | 63.56 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.89 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.42 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.41 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.54 | +0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 64.54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 64.54 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea was 64.54 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.54 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.27 in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.