Registering property: Procedures in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Registering property: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Procedures in Sri Lanka, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 8 number for registering property: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Sri Lanka peaked at 9 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 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 | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.5 number | 8 number | 9 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.87 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 31.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 41.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in Sri Lanka?
- Registering property: procedures in Sri Lanka was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for registering property: procedures?
- Sri Lanka ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.