Dealing with construction: Liability and insurance in United States
United States: Dealing with construction: Liability and insurance was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Liability and insurance regimes in United States, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.4 DB16-20 methodology for dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places United States 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction: Liability and insurance in United States, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 DB16-20 methodology, 40% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
- 128 Bangladesh 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Nigeria 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Armenia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Azerbaijan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Bahamas 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Belize 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Bhutan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Botswana 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Brunei 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Cambodia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Central African Republic 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Cyprus 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Dominica 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 El Salvador 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Eswatini 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Ethiopia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Finland 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Gambia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Grenada 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Guyana 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Haiti 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Iceland 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Ireland 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Kenya 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Kyrgyzstan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Latvia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Lesotho 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Liberia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Maldives 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Marshall Islands 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Micronesia (country) 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Mozambique 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Myanmar 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Nepal 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Norway 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Palau 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Papua New Guinea 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Samoa 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Saudi Arabia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Seychelles 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Sierra Leone 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Singapore 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 128 South Africa 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 South Sudan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Sri Lanka 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Sweden 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Switzerland 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Tajikistan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Tanzania 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 East Timor 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Uganda 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 United Kingdom 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Vanuatu 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Vietnam 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Palestine 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 128 Zambia 0 DB16-20 methodology
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes in United States?
- Dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes in United States was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does United States rank for dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes?
- United States ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Liability and insurance regimes index (0-2) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The liability and insurance regimes index evaluates the stringency of latent defect liability and insurance regimes. It has two components: (i) whether any parties involved in the construction process are held legally liable for latent defects such as structural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use; (ii) whether any party involved in the construction process is legally required to obtain a latent defect liability or decennial (10 years) liability insurance policy to cover possible structural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.