Registering property: Procedures (number) in United States
United States: Registering property: Procedures was 4.4 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Procedures in United States, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: procedures in United States is 4.4 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in United States peaked at 4.4 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2004.
That places United States 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 number | — |
| 2005 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 number | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4 number | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.4 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 number | 4 number | 4 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.28 number | 4 number | 4.4 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: procedures in United States?
- Registering property: procedures in United States was 4.4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2004.
- How does United States rank for registering property: procedures?
- United States ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.