Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Congo
Congo: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 68 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Congo, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Congo stood at 68. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Congo peaked at 72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2014.
That places Congo 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72 | — |
| 2006 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 68 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.6 | 68 | 72 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 55 Afghanistan 68 compare
- 55 Colombia 68 compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 68 compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 68 compare
- 55 Gabon 68 compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 68 compare
- 55 Lithuania 68 compare
- 55 Malawi 68 compare
- 55 Netherlands 68 compare
- 55 Qatar 68 compare
- 55 Spain 68 compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 68 compare
- 55 Switzerland 68 compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Congo?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Congo was 68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2014.
- How does Congo rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Congo ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.