Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Suriname
Suriname: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 48.49 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Suriname, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Suriname stood at 48.49. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Suriname peaked at 48.49 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.34, in 2009.
Suriname ranks 159th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.51 | — |
| 2006 | 30.51 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.51 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.26 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.34 | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 24.35 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.39 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.56 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.92 | +58.4% |
| 2014 | 48.49 | +24.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 48.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.2, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 48.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.91, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.22 | 24.34 | 30.51 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.14 | 24.35 | 48.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,204 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Suriname?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Suriname was 48.49 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 48.49 in 2014.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.34 in 2009.
- How does Suriname rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Suriname ranks 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.