Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 42.77 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 42.77. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over five years.
That places Sierra Leone 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.38 | — |
| 2016 | 43.47 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.27 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.5 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.77 | -1.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 42.77 is below the median for low income countries, which is 51.16, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 42.77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.69, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 167 Tonga 43.39 compare
- 168 Angola 43.28 compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.12 compare
- 171 Central African Republic 41.97 compare
- 172 Gabon 41.09 compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 41.08 compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone was 42.77 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.77 in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.