Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
4 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 185 countries
All-time high
4 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
2 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index in United Arab Emirates is 4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index in United Arab Emirates?
- Dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index in United Arab Emirates was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: professional certifications index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index (0-4) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The professional certifications index evaluates professional certi?cation requirements. It has two components: (i) the qualification requirements of the professional responsible for verifying that the architectural plans or drawings are in compliance with the building regulations; and (ii) the qualification requirements of the professional who conducts the technical inspections during construction. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.