Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Congo
Congo: Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Congo, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.5 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Congo ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Congo, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 172 Gambia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 175 Central African Republic 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Comoros 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Fiji 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Liberia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Malawi 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 South Sudan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Timor-Leste 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 175 Tonga 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Congo?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Congo was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Congo rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Congo ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.