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Registering property: Time (days) by country

The number of procedures records all the procedures necessary for a business (the buyer) to purchase a property from another business (the seller) and to transfer the property title to the buyer’s name so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, use the property as collateral in taking new...

Countries reporting
186
Highest
513 days
Kiribati
Lowest
1 days
Qatar
Median
32 days
Years covered
16
2004–2019
Data points
2,876

What the numbers show

Registering property: Time (days) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 513 days in Kiribati; the lowest is 1 days in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 32 days, and the mean is 47.01 days.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 513.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 339.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 93.5%).

Registering property: Time: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kiribati 513 days 2019 unchanged flat
1 Kosovo 32 days 2019 up 6.7% falling
1 Djibouti 24 days 2019 down 46.7% falling
2 Haiti 319 days 2019 up 3.6% falling
3 Brunei Darussalam 298.5 days 2019 down 0.2% flat
4 Bangladesh 270.82 days 2019 down 4.3% falling
5 Afghanistan 250 days 2019 unchanged flat
6 St. Kitts and Nevis 224 days 2019 up 173.2% volatile
7 Angola 190 days 2019 unchanged falling
7 Puerto Rico (US) 190 days 2019 down 2.1% flat
9 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 188 days 2019 — flat
10 Poland 135 days 2019 down 30.8% volatile
11 Dominica 125 days 2019 up 197.6% volatile
12 Bahamas, The 122 days 2019 unchanged falling
13 Benin 120 days 2019 unchanged flat
14 Tonga 112 days 2019 unchanged flat
15 Pakistan 104.72 days 2019 down 49.9% rising
16 Madagascar 100 days 2019 unchanged falling
17 Nigeria 91.66 days 2019 up 25.6% rising
18 Bolivia 90 days 2019 down 1.1% flat
19 Solomon Islands 86.5 days 2019 down 71.3% volatile
20 Cameroon 81 days 2019 down 12.9% falling
21 Eritrea 78 days 2019 unchanged flat
22 Bhutan 77 days 2019 down 16.3% falling
22 Trinidad and Tobago 77 days 2019 down 31.9% falling
24 Egypt, Arab Rep. 76 days 2019 down 14.6% falling
25 Central African Republic 75 days 2019 unchanged flat
26 Gambia, The 73 days 2019 unchanged flat
27 Gabon 72 days 2019 up 94.6% rising
27 Papua New Guinea 72 days 2019 unchanged flat
29 Fiji 69 days 2019 up 1.5% flat
29 Montenegro 69 days 2019 down 1.4% flat
31 Burkina Faso 67 days 2019 unchanged volatile
31 Tanzania 67 days 2019 down 8.2% falling
33 Uruguay 66 days 2019 unchanged flat
34 Myanmar 65 days 2019 down 23.5% falling
35 Finland 61.5 days 2019 up 339.3% volatile
36 Belize 60 days 2019 unchanged flat
37 Vanuatu 58 days 2019 down 72.1% volatile
38 India 57.93 days 2019 down 26.7% falling
39 Maldives 57 days 2019 unchanged flat
40 Nicaragua 56 days 2019 down 57.3% falling
40 Sierra Leone 56 days 2019 down 76.3% volatile
42 Algeria 55 days 2019 unchanged falling
42 Cambodia 55 days 2019 down 1.8% flat
44 Congo, Rep. 54 days 2019 unchanged falling
45 Viet Nam 53.5 days 2019 down 7.0% falling
46 Venezuela, RB 53 days 2019 up 32.5% rising
47 Germany 52 days 2019 unchanged flat
47 Ethiopia 52 days 2019 unchanged flat
47 Sao Tome and Principe 52 days 2019 up 4.0% rising
50 Argentina 51.5 days 2019 up 1.0% flat
51 Iraq 51 days 2019 unchanged flat
52 Slovenia 50.5 days 2019 down 87.1% volatile
53 Barbados 50 days 2019 up 28.2% rising
54 Belgium 49 days 2019 down 38.0% falling
54 Mauritania 49 days 2019 unchanged flat
56 Guinea-Bissau 48 days 2019 down 76.8% volatile
56 South Sudan 48 days 2019 unchanged flat
56 Syrian Arab Republic 48 days 2019 up 152.6% rising
59 Malawi 47 days 2019 down 46.6% falling
59 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47 days 2019 up 23.7% rising
61 Guyana 46 days 2019 up 24.3% rising
61 Paraguay 46 days 2019 unchanged flat
61 Suriname 46 days 2019 down 76.5% volatile
64 Zambia 45 days 2019 up 7.1% falling
65 Guinea 44 days 2019 down 25.4% falling
65 Liberia 44 days 2019 down 12.0% falling
65 Namibia 44 days 2019 up 37.5% rising
68 Kenya 43.5 days 2019 down 39.6% falling
69 Lesotho 43 days 2019 down 57.4% falling
69 Mozambique 43 days 2019 down 14.0% falling
69 Uzbekistan 43 days 2019 down 30.6% falling
72 San Marino 42.5 days 2019 unchanged flat
73 France 42 days 2019 down 62.8% falling
73 Uganda 42 days 2019 down 36.4% falling
75 Senegal 41 days 2019 down 66.9% falling
76 Cote d'Ivoire 39 days 2019 down 23.5% volatile
76 Sri Lanka 39 days 2019 down 45.1% falling
78 Mexico 38.77 days 2019 down 48.3% falling
79 Congo, Dem. Rep. 38 days 2019 down 25.5% falling
80 Israel 37 days 2019 down 74.3% falling
80 Lebanon 37 days 2019 up 32.1% rising
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 days 2019 down 57.8% volatile
82 Philippines 35 days 2019 unchanged flat
82 West Bank and Gaza 35 days 2019 down 42.6% falling
82 Togo 35 days 2019 down 88.1% falling
82 Tunisia 35 days 2019 down 12.5% falling
87 Dominican Republic 33 days 2019 down 26.7% falling
87 Ghana 33 days 2019 unchanged volatile
87 Croatia 33 days 2019 down 68.0% volatile
87 Serbia 33 days 2019 down 69.7% volatile
87 Seychelles 33 days 2019 unchanged flat
87 Tajikistan 33 days 2019 down 10.8% falling
93 Antigua and Barbuda 32 days 2019 up 28.0% volatile
93 Grenada 32 days 2019 down 58.4% falling
95 Ireland 31.5 days 2019 down 13.7% falling
96 Iran, Islamic Rep. 31 days 2019 down 3.1% flat
96 El Salvador 31 days 2019 unchanged falling
98 Brazil 30.74 days 2019 up 20.5% rising
99 Indonesia 30.64 days 2019 up 22.6% falling
100 Comoros 30 days 2019 unchanged flat
100 North Macedonia 30 days 2019 down 50.0% volatile
102 Mali 29 days 2019 unchanged falling
102 Chad 29 days 2019 down 34.1% falling
102 Zimbabwe 29 days 2019 down 3.3% rising
105 Chile 28.5 days 2019 down 8.1% falling
105 Honduras 28.5 days 2019 up 29.5% falling
107 Lao PDR 28 days 2019 down 39.1% falling
108 Czechia 27.5 days 2019 down 65.2% volatile
108 Hong Kong 27.5 days 2019 unchanged flat
110 Botswana 27 days 2019 up 125.0% rising
111 Luxembourg 26.5 days 2019 unchanged flat
112 Ecuador 26 days 2019 up 100.0% rising
112 Greece 26 days 2019 up 8.3% rising
114 Guatemala 24 days 2019 down 14.3% falling
115 Burundi 23 days 2019 down 75.5% volatile
115 Equatorial Guinea 23 days 2019 unchanged flat
115 South Africa 23 days 2019 unchanged flat
118 Panama 22.5 days 2019 down 29.7% falling
119 United Kingdom 21.5 days 2019 down 24.6% falling
120 Eswatini 21 days 2019 down 52.3% falling
121 Austria 20.5 days 2019 down 34.9% falling
122 Morocco 20 days 2019 down 73.7% falling
123 Albania 19 days 2019 down 54.8% falling
123 Bulgaria 19 days 2019 unchanged falling
123 Cabo Verde 19 days 2019 down 74.0% volatile
123 Jamaica 19 days 2019 down 45.7% falling
123 Yemen, Rep. 19 days 2019 unchanged flat
128 Oman 18 days 2019 down 40.0% falling
129 Estonia 17.5 days 2019 unchanged volatile
129 Hungary 17.5 days 2019 up 6.1% volatile
131 Jordan 17 days 2019 down 19.0% falling
131 Kuwait 17 days 2019 down 70.2% falling
131 St. Lucia 17 days 2019 unchanged flat
131 Malta 17 days 2019 up 13.3% rising
131 Mauritius 17 days 2019 down 32.0% volatile
136 Latvia 16.5 days 2019 down 62.9% volatile
136 Slovak Republic 16.5 days 2019 unchanged falling
138 Switzerland 16 days 2019 unchanged flat
138 Italy 16 days 2019 down 36.0% falling
140 United States 15.2 days 2019 up 26.7% rising
141 Colombia 15 days 2019 down 28.6% falling
141 Ukraine 15 days 2019 down 86.7% volatile
141 Samoa 15 days 2019 down 89.8% volatile
144 Romania 14.5 days 2019 up 11.5% volatile
145 Palau 14 days 2019 unchanged flat
145 Russian Federation 14 days 2019 down 67.4% falling
147 Spain 13 days 2019 down 3.7% falling
147 Japan 13 days 2019 unchanged flat
147 Niger 13 days 2019 down 63.9% falling
150 Malaysia 11.5 days 2019 down 92.1% volatile
151 Costa Rica 11 days 2019 down 47.6% falling
151 Sudan 11 days 2019 unchanged flat
153 Mongolia 10.5 days 2019 down 4.5% falling
154 Portugal 10 days 2019 down 16.7% volatile
155 Peru 9.5 days 2019 down 44.1% volatile
156 China 9 days 2019 down 71.9% falling
156 Cyprus 9 days 2019 down 79.1% volatile
156 Thailand 9 days 2019 unchanged flat
159 Armenia 8 days 2019 up 60.0% rising
160 Rwanda 7 days 2019 down 91.2% volatile
160 Sweden 7 days 2019 down 53.3% volatile
162 Nepal 6 days 2019 unchanged flat
163 Korea, Rep. 5.5 days 2019 down 38.9% falling
163 Moldova 5.5 days 2019 down 8.3% volatile
165 Belarus 5 days 2019 down 75.0% volatile
166 Australia 4.5 days 2019 unchanged falling
166 Azerbaijan 4.5 days 2019 down 55.0% volatile
166 Kazakhstan 4.5 days 2019 down 88.8% volatile
166 Singapore 4.5 days 2019 down 76.3% volatile
166 Turkiye 4.5 days 2019 down 35.7% falling
171 Canada 4 days 2019 down 38.5% falling
171 Denmark 4 days 2019 down 90.5% volatile
171 Taiwan 4 days 2019 unchanged falling
174 Iceland 3.5 days 2019 down 12.5% falling
174 Kyrgyz Republic 3.5 days 2019 down 30.0% falling
174 Lithuania 3.5 days 2019 down 12.5% falling
174 New Zealand 3.5 days 2019 up 250.0% volatile
178 Norway 3 days 2019 unchanged rising
179 Netherlands 2.5 days 2019 down 54.5% falling
180 Bahrain 2 days 2019 down 93.5% falling
181 United Arab Emirates 1.5 days 2019 down 85.0% volatile
181 Saudi Arabia 1.5 days 2019 down 81.2% falling
183 Georgia 1 days 2019 down 66.7% volatile
183 Qatar 1 days 2019 down 91.7% falling

About this data

Indicator
Registering property: Time (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,876 data points, 2004–2019
Last refreshed

The number of procedures records all the procedures necessary for a business (the buyer) to purchase a property from another business (the seller) and to transfer the property title to the buyer’s name so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, use the property as collateral in taking new loans or, if necessary, sell the property to another business. A procedure is defined as any interaction that is legally or in practice required between the buyer, the seller or their agents (if required) and external parties, including government agencies, inspectors, notaries and lawyers.