Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Tonga
Tonga: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 14 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Tonga, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 14 number for dealing with construction permits: procedures in 2019.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Tonga peaked at 15 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 2008.
That places Tonga 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15 number | — |
| 2006 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 number | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 number | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 number | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 14 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 14 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.5 number, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8 number | 12 number | 15 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.8 number | 12 number | 14 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 97 India 14.76 number compare
- 98 Mexico 14.66 number compare
- 99 Benin 14 number compare
- 99 Chad 14 number compare
- 99 Eswatini 14 number compare
- 99 Haiti 14 number compare
- 99 Italy 14 number compare
- 99 Latvia 14 number compare
- 99 Mali 14 number compare
- 99 Mauritania 14 number compare
- 99 Micronesia (country) 14 number compare
- 99 Paraguay 14 number compare
- 99 Portugal 14 number compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 14 number compare
- 99 Senegal 14 number compare
- 99 Slovakia 14 number compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 14 number compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14 number compare
- 99 Thailand 14 number compare
- 99 Tunisia 14 number 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 in Tonga?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Tonga was 14 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Tonga ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.