Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 46.31 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.31
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
46.55
in 2016
All-time low
41.68
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2015–2019

010203040502015201720192015: 41.72016: 46.52017: 46.42018: 46.12019: 46.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico is 46.31, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over five years.

That places Puerto Rico 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 41.68 —
2016 46.55 +11.7%
2017 46.35 -0.4%
2018 46.13 -0.5%
2019 46.31 +0.4%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 46.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.08, 62% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 46.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.73, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 159 Trinidad and Tobago 46.66 compare
  2. 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 46.62 compare
  3. 161 Nicaragua 46.35 compare
  4. 163 Syria 45.21 compare
  5. 164 Equatorial Guinea 44.45 compare
  6. 165 Madagascar 44.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico?
Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico was 46.31 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 46.55 in 2016.
What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 41.68 in 2015.
How does Puerto Rico rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Puerto Rico ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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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.