Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Tonga
Tonga: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 85.3 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Tonga, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Tonga stood at 85.3. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Tonga peaked at 89.63 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.3, in 2016.
Tonga ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.9 | — |
| 2006 | 87.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.88 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 89.34 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 89.34 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.34 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.63 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.63 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.63 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.63 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.3 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 85.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.3 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 85.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.6, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 85.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.62, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.07 | 85.88 | 89.34 | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.84 | 85.3 | 89.63 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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: time (days) - score in Tonga?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Tonga was 85.3 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 89.63 in 2012.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3 in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Tonga ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.