Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Guinea-Bissau, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Guinea-Bissau is 1.5 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.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 138th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Guinea-Bissau?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Guinea-Bissau was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.