Registering property: Quality of land administration index (0-30) in South Africa
South Africa: Registering property: Quality of land administration index (0-30) was 15.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Quality of land administration index (0-30) in South Africa, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) in South Africa stood at 15.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over five years.
South Africa ranks 88th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Quality of land administration index (0-30) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.5 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 14.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 DB17-20 methodology | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.5 DB17-20 methodology | +3.3% |
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More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) in South Africa?
- Registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) in South Africa was 15.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30)?
- South Africa ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Quality of land administration index (0-30) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The quality of land administration index is the sum of the reliability of infrastructure, transparency of information, geographic coverage, land dispute resolution and equal access to property rights. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.