Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 72.26 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka is 72.26, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65.37 | — |
| 2015 | 69.25 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 68.31 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 68.33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.25 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 72.26 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 72.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.92, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 72.26 is above the median for South Asia, which is 70.6, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka was 72.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 72.26 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.37 in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.