Dealing with construction permits: Quality control before construction in Samoa
Samoa: Dealing with construction permits: Quality control before construction was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Quality control before construction in Samoa, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction in Samoa stood at 1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Samoa ranks 1st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 328.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 44.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction in Samoa?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction in Samoa was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality control before construction rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Quality control before construction index (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The quality control before construction index evaluates quality control in the review of the building plans. The index measures whether by law, a licensed architect or engineer is part of the committee or team that reviews and approves building permit applications and whether that person has the authority to refuse an application if the plans are not in conformity with regulations. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.