Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Tonga
Tonga: Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Tonga, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Tonga stood at 0 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Quality of building regulations in Tonga, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | -100.0% |
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More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Tonga?
- Dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations in Tonga was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: quality of building regulations rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.