Registering property: Time (days) in Australia
Australia: Registering property: Time was 4.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Australia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4.5 days for registering property: time in 2019.
That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Australia peaked at 7 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2017.
That places Australia 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Australia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 days | — |
| 2005 | 4.5 days | -35.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 days | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | +28.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 26% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.5 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28 days, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.92 days | 4.5 days | 7 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.3 days | 3.5 days | 4.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 166 South Korea 5.5 days compare
- 166 Moldova 5.5 days compare
- 168 Belarus 5 days compare
- 169 Azerbaijan 4.5 days compare
- 169 Kazakhstan 4.5 days compare
- 169 Singapore 4.5 days compare
- 169 Turkey 4.5 days compare
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Australia?
- Registering property: time in Australia was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for registering property: time?
- Australia ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.