Registering property: Time (days) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Registering property: Time was 19 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Bulgaria, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 19 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Bulgaria peaked at 27 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19 days, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 126th 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27 days | — |
| 2005 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 days | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 days | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 19 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 19 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5 days, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.67 days | 19 days | 27 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 19 days | 19 days | 19 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Bulgaria?
- Registering property: time in Bulgaria was 19 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 27 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 days in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for registering property: time?
- Bulgaria ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.