Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 78.4 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica is 78.4, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 78.48 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 75.09, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75.09 | — |
| 2005 | 75.2 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.23 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.58 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.33 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.45 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.47 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 78.48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.38 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.4 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 78.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.04, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 78.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.91, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3 | 75.09 | 75.58 | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.84 | 75.45 | 78.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica was 78.4 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 78.48 in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.09 in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for registering property is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to transfer property between two local companies, as well as the quality of land administration index that evaluates the reliability of infrastructure, transparency of information, geographic coverage, land dispute resolution and equal access to property rights. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB05-15 studies.