Registering property: Procedures (number) in China
China: Registering property: Procedures was 3.55 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in China, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in China is 3.55 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in China peaked at 5 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.55 number, in 2018.
That places China 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 number | — |
| 2005 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.55 number | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 3.55 number | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.55 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 number, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 3.55 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 number, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.71 number | 3.55 number | 5 number | 10 |
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- 165 Slovakia 3 number compare
- 165 Taiwan 3 number compare
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More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in China?
- Registering property: procedures in China was 3.55 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 number in 2018.
- How does China rank for registering property: procedures?
- China ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.