Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Samoa
Samoa: Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
1 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Samoa, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations 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 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Samoa, 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 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Samoa?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Samoa 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 Samoa?
- 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 Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations 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 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.