Registering property: Time (days) in Congo
Congo: Registering property: Time was 54 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Congo, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Congo is 54 days, measured 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 Congo peaked at 75 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 54 days, in 2007.
Congo ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Congo, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75 days | — |
| 2005 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54 days | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54 days | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 54 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47 days, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 54 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5 days | 54 days | 75 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 54 days | 54 days | 54 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Congo?
- Registering property: time in Congo was 54 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 75 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 days in 2007.
- How does Congo rank for registering property: time?
- Congo ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.