Registering property: Procedures (number) in France
France: Registering property: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in France, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: procedures in France stood at 8 number. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in France peaked at 9 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2009.
France ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 number | — |
| 2005 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 number | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 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% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 8 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France'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 | 8.83 number | 8 number | 9 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
- 23 Pakistan 8.3 number compare
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- 24 Lebanon 8 number compare
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- 24 Namibia 8 number compare
- 24 Puerto Rico 8 number compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 8 number compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 8 number compare
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More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in France?
- Registering property: procedures in France was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2009.
- How does France rank for registering property: procedures?
- France ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.