Registering property: Procedures (number) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Registering property: Procedures was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in Lesotho, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: procedures in Lesotho stood at 4 number. 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 Lesotho peaked at 6 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2013.
That places Lesotho 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 number | — |
| 2005 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 number | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 number | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6 number, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6 number, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 number | 6 number | 6 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.6 number | 4 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 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 Latvia 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 Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Lesotho?
- Registering property: procedures in Lesotho was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for registering property: procedures?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.