Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya
Kenya: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 53.78 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kenya is 53.78, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over five years.
Kenya ranks 135th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.44 | — |
| 2016 | 54.4 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.49 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.14 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 53.78 | -2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 53.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.47, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 53.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.69, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kenya?
- Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kenya was 53.78 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55.14 in 2018.
- What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.44 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Kenya ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Kenya 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.