Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Tonga
Tonga: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 64 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Tonga, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 64 for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Tonga peaked at 72 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2005.
Tonga ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60 | — |
| 2006 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 64 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8 | 60 | 72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.8 | 64 | 72 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 69 Russia 67.6 compare
- 70 Benin 64 compare
- 70 Chad 64 compare
- 70 Eswatini 64 compare
- 70 Haiti 64 compare
- 70 Italy 64 compare
- 70 Latvia 64 compare
- 70 Mali 64 compare
- 70 Mauritania 64 compare
- 70 Micronesia (country) 64 compare
- 70 Paraguay 64 compare
- 70 Portugal 64 compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 64 compare
- 70 Senegal 64 compare
- 70 Slovakia 64 compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 64 compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 64 compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64 compare
- 70 Thailand 64 compare
- 70 Tunisia 64 compare
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Tonga?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Tonga was 64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2008.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Tonga ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.