Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in South Korea
South Korea: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 70.99 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in South Korea, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Korea is 70.99, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Korea peaked at 70.99 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.29, in 2004.
That places South Korea 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.29 | — |
| 2005 | 70.52 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 70.6 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.69 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.65 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.66 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.66 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.66 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.99 | +0.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 70.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.04, 91% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 70.99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.03, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.22 | 68.29 | 70.69 | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.72 | 70.65 | 70.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Korea?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Korea was 70.99 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.99 in 2014.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.29 in 2004.
- How does South Korea rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- South Korea ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea 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.