Registering property: Procedures (number) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Registering property: Procedures was 2 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in Saudi Arabia is 2 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2 number, in 2017.
That places Saudi Arabia 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in Saudi Arabia, 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 | 3 number | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 number | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 number | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 40% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 number, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.7 number | 2 number | 5 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 179 Bahrain 2 number compare
- 179 New Zealand 2 number compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 2 number compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Saudi Arabia?
- Registering property: procedures in Saudi Arabia was 2 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for registering property: procedures?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.