Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Suriname
Suriname: 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 Suriname, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Suriname 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.
Suriname ranks 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Suriname, 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 Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,204 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Suriname?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Suriname 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 Suriname?
- 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 Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Suriname rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Suriname ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname 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.