Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in South Africa
South Africa: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 66.02 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 66.02 for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Africa peaked at 67.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.82, in 2004.
That places South Africa 92nd out of 181 groups with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.43 | 54.82 | 60.48 | 6 |
| 2010s | 65.26 | 60.1 | 67.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 17.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 37.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Africa?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in South Africa was 66.02 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.31 in 2011.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.82 in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- South Africa ranks 92nd out of 181 groups with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.