Registering property: Procedures (number) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Registering property: Procedures was 5 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Procedures in Hong Kong, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in Hong Kong is 5 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Hong Kong peaked at 5 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2004.
That places Hong Kong 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Procedures in Hong Kong, 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 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 109 Albania 5 number compare
- 109 Burundi 5 number compare
- 109 Cameroon 5 number compare
- 109 Canada 5 number compare
- 109 Central African Republic 5 number compare
- 109 Congo 5 number compare
- 109 Costa Rica 5 number compare
- 109 Cote d'Ivoire 5 number compare
- 109 Croatia 5 number compare
- 109 Dominica 5 number compare
- 109 Ghana 5 number compare
- 109 Guinea-Bissau 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 Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Hong Kong?
- Registering property: procedures in Hong Kong was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2004.
- How does Hong Kong rank for registering property: procedures?
- Hong Kong ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.