Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Burkina Faso, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1 DB16-20 methodology for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Burkina Faso?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Burkina Faso was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Burkina Faso ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations index (0-2) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The quality of building regulations index evaluates the accessibility and transparency of building regulations. It has two components: (i) whether building regulations are easily accessible; and (ii) whether the requirements for obtaining a building permit are clearly specified. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.