Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Philippines
Philippines: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 69.96 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Philippines, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Philippines stood at 69.96. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
That places Philippines 85th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64.53 | — |
| 2015 | 64.81 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.47 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 66.67 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.58 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 69.96 | +2.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 69.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.92, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 69.96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.5, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Philippines
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Philippines?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Philippines was 69.96 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 69.96 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.53 in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Philippines ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.