Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa
South Africa: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 68.32 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 68.32 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
That places South Africa 98th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.35 | — |
| 2015 | 68.34 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.32 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.27 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.25 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.32 | +0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 68.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.92, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 68.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in South Africa?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in South Africa was 68.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.35 in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.25 in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- South Africa ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.