Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in United States of America

United States of America: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score was 84.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
84.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2009
All-time low
77.1%
in 2012
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in United States of America, 2004–2019

0204060801002004201120192004: 96.92005: 96.92006: 96.92007: 96.92008: 96.92009: 972010: 96.92011: 94.52012: 77.12013: 83.82014: 842015: 842016: 84.12017: 84.12018: 83.92019: 84.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in United States of America is 84.1%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in United States of America peaked at 97.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2012.

That places United States of America 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in United States of America, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 96.9%
2005 96.9% +0.0%
2006 96.9% +0.0%
2007 96.9% +0.0%
2008 96.9% +0.0%
2009 97.0% +0.0%
2010 96.9% -0.1%
2011 94.5% -2.4%
2012 77.1% -18.4%
2013 83.8% +8.6%
2014 84.0% +0.2%
2015 84.0% +0.1%
2016 84.1% +0.0%
2017 84.1% +0.1%
2018 83.9% -0.2%
2019 84.1% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.9% 96.9% 97.0% 6
2010s 85.7% 77.1% 96.9% 10

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 43 Cape Verde 85.5% compare
  2. 44 Slovenia 85.5% compare
  3. 45 Panama 84.3% compare
  4. 47 Norway 83.3% compare
  5. 48 Sudan 82.9% compare
  6. 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in United States of America?
Registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in United States of America was 84.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score?
United States of America ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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The score for cost 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.