Registering property: Procedures (number) in Botswana
Botswana: Registering property: Procedures was 4 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Procedures in Botswana, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 4 number for registering property: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Botswana peaked at 4 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3 number, in 2004.
Botswana ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 number | — |
| 2005 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 number | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 number | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 4 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 number, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 4 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6 number, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 number | 3 number | 4 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4 number | 4 number | 4 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 138 United States 4.4 number compare
- 139 Russia 4 number compare
- 139 Australia 4 number compare
- 139 Azerbaijan 4 number compare
- 139 Belarus 4 number compare
- 139 Benin 4 number compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 4 number compare
- 139 Comoros 4 number compare
- 139 Czechia 4 number compare
- 139 Fiji 4 number compare
- 139 Hungary 4 number compare
- 139 Italy 4 number compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 139 Latvia 4 number compare
- 139 Lesotho 4 number compare
- 139 Mauritania 4 number compare
- 139 Nepal 4 number compare
- 139 Niger 4 number compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 4 number compare
- 139 Seychelles 4 number compare
- 139 Switzerland 4 number compare
- 139 Syria 4 number compare
- 139 Tajikistan 4 number compare
- 139 Tonga 4 number compare
- 139 Vanuatu 4 number compare
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Botswana?
- Registering property: procedures in Botswana was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 number in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for registering property: procedures?
- Botswana ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.