Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Tonga
Tonga: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 40.63 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Tonga, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Tonga stood at 40.63. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Tonga peaked at 51.38 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.63, in 2011.
Tonga ranks 172nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.08 | — |
| 2005 | 51.19 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 51.25 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.23 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.32 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.38 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.63 | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 40.63 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.63 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.63 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 40.63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.2, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 40.63 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.03, 59% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.22 | 51.08 | 51.32 | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.78 | 40.63 | 51.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Tonga?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in Tonga was 40.63 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 51.38 in 2010.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.