Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 46.35 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nicaragua, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nicaragua is 46.35, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over five years.
That places Nicaragua 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.85 | — |
| 2016 | 48.86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.18 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 47.19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.35 | -1.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 46.35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.47, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 46.35 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.73, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 158 Suriname 46.78 compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 46.66 compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 46.62 compare
- 162 Puerto Rico 46.31 compare
- 163 Syria 45.21 compare
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 44.45 compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nicaragua?
- Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nicaragua was 46.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 48.86 in 2016.
- What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.35 in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Nicaragua ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.