Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in United States
United States: Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score was 82.94 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in United States, 2004–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in United States stood at 82.94.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in United States peaked at 88.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 82.29, in 2012.
That places United States 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Registering property (DB05-15 methodology) - Score in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 88.87 | — |
| 2005 | 88.88 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.88 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.89 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.88 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.1 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.29 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 82.89 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.94 | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 82.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.04, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.89 | 88.87 | 88.9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 85.02 | 82.29 | 88.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in United States?
- Registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score in United States was 82.94 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.29 in 2012.
- How does United States rank for registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score?
- United States ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is registering property (db05-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.