Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Panama
Panama: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 74.65 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Panama, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Panama stood at 74.65. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Panama peaked at 74.65 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.33, in 2004.
Panama ranks 58th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.33 | — |
| 2005 | 68.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.41 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.36 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 70.39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.98 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.64 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 74.65 | +1.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 74.65 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.04, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Panama's 74.65 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 | 68.69 | 68.33 | 70.36 | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.01 | 70.39 | 74.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Panama?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Panama was 74.65 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 74.65 in 2014.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.33 in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.