Registering property: Time (days) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Registering property: Time was 31 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in El Salvador, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in El Salvador stood at 31 days. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in El Salvador peaked at 52 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31 days, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 98th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52 days | — |
| 2005 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 days | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 31 days | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31 days | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 31 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 days, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 31 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46 days, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.33 days | 31 days | 52 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 31 days | 31 days | 31 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in El Salvador?
- Registering property: time in El Salvador was 31 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 52 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 days in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for registering property: time?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.