Registering property: Procedures (number) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Registering property: Procedures was 7 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Procedures in Guatemala, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 7 number for registering property: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Guatemala peaked at 7 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2004.
That places Guatemala 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Registering property: Procedures in Guatemala, 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 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 number | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 7 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 number, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 7 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 number, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 10 |
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- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 number compare
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More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Guatemala?
- Registering property: procedures in Guatemala was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for registering property: procedures?
- Guatemala ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.