Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 65.61 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Kuwait, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 65.61 for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kuwait peaked at 68.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.27, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 98th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 64.27 | — |
| 2005 | 64.29 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.55 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 67.55 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.58 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.62 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.74 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.78 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.79 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.61 | -4.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 65.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.04, 84% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 65.61 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.32, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.48 | 64.27 | 67.62 | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.94 | 65.61 | 68.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kuwait?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Kuwait was 65.61 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.27 in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Kuwait ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.