Registering property: Procedures (number) in Belgium
Belgium: Registering property: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Procedures in Belgium, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in Belgium is 8 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Belgium peaked at 8 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2004.
That places Belgium 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 number | — |
| 2005 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 number | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 number, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Belgium?
- Registering property: procedures in Belgium was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for registering property: procedures?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time captures the median duration that property lawyers, notaries or registry officials indicate is necessary to complete a procedure. It is calculated in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to obtain transfer the property title, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.