Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 50.63 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 50.63. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 203.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 50.63 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.11, in 2007.
Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.67 | — |
| 2005 | 17.37 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 19.28 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 14.11 | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 41.11 | +191.5% |
| 2009 | 22.48 | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 42.6 | +89.5% |
| 2011 | 43.47 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.03 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 48.51 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 50.63 | +4.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 50.63 is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.24, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 50.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.16, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.84 | 14.11 | 41.11 | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.45 | 42.6 | 50.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 151 Solomon Islands 50.84 compare
- 152 Djibouti 50.68 compare
- 153 Algeria 50.67 compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 50 compare
- 156 Angola 49.3 compare
- 157 Sao Tome and Principe 48.66 compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone was 50.63 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 50.63 in 2014.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.11 in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.