Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Suriname
Suriname: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 66.33 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Suriname, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Suriname is 66.33, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
That places Suriname 115th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66.43 | — |
| 2015 | 66.44 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.43 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.4 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.37 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.33 | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 66.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.92, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 66.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.74, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Suriname
More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,204 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Suriname?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Suriname was 66.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 66.44 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.33 in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Suriname ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname 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.