Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar
Qatar: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 84.16 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Qatar stood at 84.16.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Qatar ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 80.34 | — |
| 2015 | 84.18 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 84.16 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.16 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.15 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.16 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 84.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.56, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 84.16 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.16, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 10 Lithuania 84.87 compare
- 11 Australia 84.74 compare
- 12 South Korea 84.44 compare
- 14 Luxembourg 83.87 compare
- 15 North Macedonia 83.55 compare
- 16 Morocco 83.25 compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Qatar?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Qatar was 84.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.18 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.34 in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Qatar ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.