Registering property: Time (days) - Score by country
The score for the number of procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
100
Georgia
Lowest
0
East Timor
Median
84.69
Years covered
16
2004–2019
Data points
2,938
What the numbers show
Registering property: Time (days) - Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100 in Georgia; the lowest is 0 in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.69, and the mean is 77.8.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 10,427.5%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 100.0%).
Registering property: Time (days) - Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2019 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 99.76 | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 99.76 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | Bahrain | 99.52 | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 99.28 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 99.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Iceland | 98.8 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.8 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 98.8 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 98.8 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Canada | 98.56 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 98.56 | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 12 | Taiwan | 98.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Australia | 98.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 98.33 | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 98.33 | 2019 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 98.33 | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 98.33 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Belarus | 98.09 | 2019 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 21 | South Korea | 97.85 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 21 | Moldova | 97.85 | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Nepal | 97.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Rwanda | 97.13 | 2019 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 97.13 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 26 | Armenia | 96.65 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | China | 96.17 | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 96.17 | 2019 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 96.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Peru | 95.93 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 95.69 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 95.45 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 95.22 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Sudan | 95.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Malaysia | 94.98 | 2019 | up 210.2% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 94.26 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Japan | 94.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Niger | 94.26 | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 39 | Palau | 93.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Russia | 93.78 | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 93.54 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 93.3 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 93.3 | 2019 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 42 | Samoa | 93.3 | 2019 | up 209.5% | rising |
| 45 | United States | 93.21 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 46 | Switzerland | 92.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Italy | 92.82 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 48 | Latvia | 92.58 | 2019 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 92.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Jordan | 92.34 | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 50 | Kuwait | 92.34 | 2019 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 92.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Malta | 92.34 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Mauritius | 92.34 | 2019 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Estonia | 92.11 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 92.11 | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 91.87 | 2019 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 58 | Albania | 91.39 | 2019 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 91.39 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 91.39 | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 58 | Jamaica | 91.39 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 58 | Yemen | 91.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Morocco | 90.91 | 2019 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 90.67 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 65 | Eswatini | 90.43 | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 90.19 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 89.71 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 68 | Burundi | 89.47 | 2019 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 89.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | South Africa | 89.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Guatemala | 89 | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ecuador | 88.04 | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 88.04 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 87.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Botswana | 87.56 | 2019 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 76 | Czechia | 87.32 | 2019 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 76 | Hong Kong | 87.32 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Laos | 87.08 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 86.84 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 79 | Honduras | 86.84 | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 81 | Mali | 86.6 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Chad | 86.6 | 2019 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 86.6 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 84 | Comoros | 86.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 86.12 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 85.82 | 2019 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 87 | Brazil | 85.77 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 88 | Iran | 85.65 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 88 | El Salvador | 85.65 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Ireland | 85.41 | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85.17 | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 91 | Grenada | 85.17 | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 84.69 | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 84.69 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 84.69 | 2019 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 84.69 | 2019 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 93 | Seychelles | 84.69 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 84.69 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.73 | 2019 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Philippines | 83.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Palestine | 83.73 | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 99 | Togo | 83.73 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 83.73 | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 104 | Israel | 82.78 | 2019 | up 162.1% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 82.78 | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 106 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.3 | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 107 | Mexico | 81.93 | 2019 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | 81.82 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 81.82 | 2019 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 110 | Senegal | 80.86 | 2019 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 111 | France | 80.38 | 2019 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 111 | Uganda | 80.38 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 113 | San Marino | 80.14 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Lesotho | 79.9 | 2019 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 114 | Mozambique | 79.9 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 79.9 | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 117 | Kenya | 79.67 | 2019 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 118 | Guinea | 79.43 | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 118 | Liberia | 79.43 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 118 | Namibia | 79.43 | 2019 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 121 | Zambia | 78.95 | 2019 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 78.47 | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 122 | Paraguay | 78.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Suriname | 78.47 | 2019 | up 1,071.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Malawi | 77.99 | 2019 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.99 | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 77.51 | 2019 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 127 | South Sudan | 77.51 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Syria | 77.51 | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 130 | Belgium | 77.03 | 2019 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritania | 77.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Barbados | 76.56 | 2019 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 133 | Slovenia | 76.32 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Iraq | 76.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Argentina | 75.84 | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 136 | Germany | 75.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 75.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.6 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 139 | Venezuela | 75.12 | 2019 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 140 | Vietnam | 74.88 | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 74.64 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Algeria | 74.16 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Cambodia | 74.16 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 73.68 | 2019 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 73.68 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Maldives | 73.21 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 147 | India | 72.76 | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 72.73 | 2019 | up 7,500.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 71.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Finland | 71.05 | 2019 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 151 | Myanmar | 69.38 | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 152 | Uruguay | 68.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 68.42 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Tanzania | 68.42 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 155 | Fiji | 67.46 | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 155 | Montenegro | 67.46 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 157 | Gabon | 66.03 | 2019 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 66.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Gambia | 65.55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 64.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Egypt | 64.11 | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 162 | Bhutan | 63.64 | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.64 | 2019 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 164 | Eritrea | 63.16 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Cameroon | 61.72 | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 59.09 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Bolivia | 57.42 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 168 | Nigeria | 56.62 | 2019 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 169 | Madagascar | 52.63 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Pakistan | 50.37 | 2019 | up 10,427.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 46.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Benin | 43.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Bahamas | 42.11 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Dominica | 40.67 | 2019 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 175 | Poland | 35.89 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Somalia | 10.53 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Angola | 9.57 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 9.57 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Brunei | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Haiti | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Kiribati | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Libya | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 179 | East Timor | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 85.17
About this data
The score for the number of procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.