What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 61.21 in 2015.

What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 59.25 in 2017.

How does South Africa rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?

South Africa ranks 107th out of 188 groups with data for 2019.

Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa

Name: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Africa: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 59.49 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

59.49

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

107th

of 188 groups

All-time high

61.21

in 2015

All-time low

59.25

in 2017

Years of data

2015–2019

Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2015–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 59.49 for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over five years.

South Africa ranks 107th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near South Africa

104 Mexico 60.25 compare
105 Indonesia 60.04 compare
106 Saint Lucia 59.83 compare
108 Zimbabwe 59.48 compare
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110 Ghana 59.39 compare

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More private sector data for South Africa

Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
Food imports 7.2% (2025)
Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 12.8% (2025)
Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 17.80 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 37.0% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 44.2% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in South Africa?: Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in South Africa was 59.49 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 61.21 in 2015.
What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 59.25 in 2017.
How does South Africa rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?: South Africa ranks 107th out of 188 groups with data for 2019.
Where does this South Africa 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: 190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.