Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: 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 Sao Tome and Principe, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe 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.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Sao Tome and Principe, 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% |
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More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.