Registering property: Time (days) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Registering property: Time was 81 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Cameroon, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in Cameroon stood at 81 days. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Cameroon peaked at 93 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 81 days, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 93 days | — |
| 2005 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86 days | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 86 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81 days | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 81 days | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 81 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47 days, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 81 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93 days | 93 days | 93 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.1 days | 81 days | 93 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Cameroon?
- Registering property: time in Cameroon was 81 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 93 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 days in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for registering property: time?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.