Registering property: Procedures (number) in Latvia
Latvia: Registering property: Procedures was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in Latvia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4 number for registering property: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Latvia peaked at 10 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 139th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 number | — |
| 2005 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 number | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 number | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 6 number | -14.3% |
| 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 | 4 number | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 number | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 number, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.17 number | 6 number | 10 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.6 number | 4 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 138 United States 4.4 number compare
- 139 Russia 4 number compare
- 139 Australia 4 number compare
- 139 Azerbaijan 4 number compare
- 139 Belarus 4 number compare
- 139 Benin 4 number compare
- 139 Botswana 4 number compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 4 number compare
- 139 Comoros 4 number compare
- 139 Czechia 4 number compare
- 139 Fiji 4 number compare
- 139 Hungary 4 number compare
- 139 Italy 4 number compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 139 Lesotho 4 number compare
- 139 Mauritania 4 number compare
- 139 Nepal 4 number compare
- 139 Niger 4 number compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 4 number compare
- 139 Seychelles 4 number compare
- 139 Switzerland 4 number compare
- 139 Syria 4 number compare
- 139 Tajikistan 4 number compare
- 139 Tonga 4 number compare
- 139 Vanuatu 4 number compare
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Latvia?
- Registering property: procedures in Latvia was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for registering property: procedures?
- Latvia ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.