Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 51.87 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka stood at 51.87. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over five years.
Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.92 | — |
| 2016 | 45.89 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.89 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.87 | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 51.87 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 51.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.99, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 51.87 is above the median for South Asia, which is 49.72, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka?
- Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka was 51.87 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 51.87 in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.89 in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.