Registering property: Time (days) in Botswana
Botswana: Registering property: Time was 27 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Time in Botswana, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in Botswana stood at 27 days. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Botswana peaked at 27 days in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10 days, in 2008.
Botswana ranks 112th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Botswana, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11 days | — |
| 2005 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 days | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 12 days | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 days | +125.0% |
| 2018 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 days | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 27 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 days, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 27 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 days | 10 days | 12 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.5 days | 12 days | 27 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Botswana?
- Registering property: time in Botswana was 27 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 27 days in 2017.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 days in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for registering property: time?
- Botswana ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.