Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 65.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica stood at 65.27. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over five years.
Jamaica ranks 86th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.67 | — |
| 2016 | 53.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.57 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.61 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.27 | +21.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 65.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.99, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 65.27 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.73, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica?
- Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 65.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 65.27 in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.57 in 2017.
- How does Jamaica rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property (DB17-20 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 DB17-20 studies.