Registering property: Procedures (number) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Registering property: Procedures was 5 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in Costa Rica, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in Costa Rica is 5 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Costa Rica peaked at 6 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 number | — |
| 2005 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 number | -16.7% |
| 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 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 number, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 number | 6 number | 6 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.1 number | 5 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 109 Albania 5 number compare
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- 109 Croatia 5 number compare
- 109 Dominica 5 number compare
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- 109 Guinea-Bissau 5 number compare
- 109 Hong Kong 5 number compare
- 109 Iraq 5 number compare
- 109 Ireland 5 number compare
- 109 Kiribati 5 number compare
- 109 Mali 5 number compare
- 109 Mauritius 5 number compare
- 109 Moldova 5 number compare
- 109 Mongolia 5 number compare
- 109 Netherlands 5 number compare
- 109 Palau 5 number compare
- 109 Samoa 5 number compare
- 109 Senegal 5 number compare
- 109 Somalia 5 number compare
- 109 Thailand 5 number compare
- 109 Tunisia 5 number compare
- 109 Vietnam 5 number compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 5 number compare
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Costa Rica?
- Registering property: procedures in Costa Rica was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for registering property: procedures?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.