Dealing with construction permits: Quality control during construction in Ghana

Name: Dealing with construction permits: Quality control during construction in Ghana
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ghana: Dealing with construction permits: Quality control during construction was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

2 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

19th

of 183 countries

All-time high

2 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

2 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Quality control during construction in Ghana, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction in Ghana is 2 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Ghana ranks 19th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction in Ghana?: Dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction in Ghana was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Ghana rank for dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction?: Ghana ranks 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: quality control during construction rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Quality control during construction index (0-3) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Dealing with construction permits: Quality control during construction index (0-3) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 1,109 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The quality control during construction index evaluates quality control during the construction process. It has two components: (i) whether inspections are mandated by law during the construction process; (ii) whether inspections during construction are implemented in practice. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.