Registering property: Time in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Registering property: Time was 11 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Costa Rica, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 11 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Costa Rica peaked at 21 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 151st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 days | 21 days | 21 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.75 days | 11 days | 20.5 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Costa Rica?
- Registering property: time in Costa Rica was 11 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 21 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for registering property: time?
- Costa Rica ranks 151st out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.