Registering property: Time (days) in Belize
Belize: Registering property: Time was 60 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Time in Belize, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in Belize stood at 60 days. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Belize peaked at 60 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59 days, in 2012.
Belize ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Registering property: Time in Belize, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60 days | — |
| 2006 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59 days | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 60 days | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 days | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 60 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 days, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 60 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46 days, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60 days | 60 days | 60 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.9 days | 59 days | 60 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Belize?
- Registering property: time in Belize was 60 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 60 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 days in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for registering property: time?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize 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.