Registering property: Time (days) in Benin
Benin: Registering property: Time was 120 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Time in Benin, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Benin recorded 120 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Benin peaked at 120 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 120 days, in 2004.
Benin ranks 13th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Registering property: Time in Benin, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 120 days | — |
| 2005 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 120 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 120 days | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 120 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47 days, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 120 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120 days | 120 days | 120 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 120 days | 120 days | 120 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Benin?
- Registering property: time in Benin was 120 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 120 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 days in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for registering property: time?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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.