Registering property: Time (days) in Belgium
Belgium: Registering property: Time was 49 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Belgium, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Belgium is 49 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Belgium peaked at 132 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49 days, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Belgium, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 132 days | — |
| 2005 | 132 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 132 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 132 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 132 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79 days | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 79 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64 days | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 64 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56 days | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 56 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 days | -12.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 49 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 2.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 49 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5 days, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.17 days | 79 days | 132 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.8 days | 49 days | 79 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 51 Iraq 51 days compare
- 52 Slovenia 50.5 days compare
- 53 Barbados 50 days compare
- 54 Mauritania 49 days compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 48 days compare
- 56 South Sudan 48 days compare
- 56 Syria 48 days compare
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Belgium?
- Registering property: time in Belgium was 49 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 132 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 days in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for registering property: time?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.