Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Samoa
Samoa: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 78.38 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Samoa, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 78.38 for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Samoa peaked at 83.08 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.4, in 2004.
That places Samoa 45th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.4 | — |
| 2005 | 61.5 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 61.53 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.7 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 61.78 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.96 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.12 | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 83.05 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 83.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.39 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 78.38 | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 78.38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.2, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 78.38 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.03, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.65 | 61.4 | 61.96 | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.8 | 78.38 | 83.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Samoa?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Samoa was 78.38 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.08 in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Samoa ranks 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.