Registering property: Procedures in Jamaica
Jamaica: Registering property: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Procedures in Jamaica, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 8 number for registering property: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Jamaica peaked at 8 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.6 number | 7 number | 8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 23 Pakistan 8.3 number compare
- 24 Bangladesh 8 number compare
- 24 Belgium 8 number compare
- 24 Bulgaria 8 number compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 8 number compare
- 24 Ecuador 8 number compare
- 24 France 8 number compare
- 24 Grenada 8 number compare
- 24 Lebanon 8 number compare
- 24 Mozambique 8 number compare
- 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
- 24 Tanzania 8 number compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.22 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 47.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Jamaica?
- Registering property: procedures in Jamaica was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for registering property: procedures?
- Jamaica ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.