Registering property: Procedures in Panama
Panama: Registering property: Procedures was 7 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in Panama, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in Panama is 7 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Panama peaked at 8 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2013.
Panama ranks 40th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.3 number | 7 number | 8 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 20.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 46.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Panama?
- Registering property: procedures in Panama was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for registering property: procedures?
- Panama ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.