Registering property: Quality of land administration index … 0-30 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Registering property: Quality of land administration index … 0-30 was 5.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Quality of land administration index (0-30) in Sri Lanka, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.5 DB17-20 methodology for registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 120.0% over five years.
Sri Lanka ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Registering property: Quality of land administration index … 0-30 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.5 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 2.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | +120.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5.5 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16 DB17-20 methodology, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 5.5 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.5 DB17-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 165 Nepal 6 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 166 Ethiopia 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 166 Nicaragua 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 166 Papua New Guinea 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 166 Sierra Leone 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 166 Sudan 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 166 Venezuela 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) in Sri Lanka?
- Registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) in Sri Lanka was 5.5 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for registering property: quality of land administration index (0-30)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.