Registering property: Time (days) in Barbados
Barbados: Registering property: Time was 50 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Time in Barbados, 2011–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 50 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Barbados peaked at 50 days in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39 days, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Time in Barbados, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39 days | — |
| 2012 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 days | +28.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 50 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 2.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 50 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46 days, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Barbados?
- Registering property: time in Barbados was 50 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50 days in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 days in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for registering property: time?
- Barbados ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.