Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Kenya
Kenya: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 52.29 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kenya stood at 52.29. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kenya peaked at 57.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52.29, in 2014.
That places Kenya 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.9 | — |
| 2005 | 54.24 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 54.28 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 54.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.4 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.31 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.25 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.08 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.19 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.25 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.29 | -3.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 52.29 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.75, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 52.29 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.16, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.91 | 54.24 | 57.9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.81 | 52.29 | 54.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 145 Burkina Faso 53.79 compare
- 146 Dominica 52.86 compare
- 147 Central African Republic 52.46 compare
- 149 Zambia 51.75 compare
- 150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.11 compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 50.84 compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kenya?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kenya was 52.29 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.29 in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Kenya ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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.