Registering property: Time (days) in Gabon
Gabon: Registering property: Time was 72 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Time in Gabon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Gabon is 72 days, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Gabon peaked at 102 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37 days, in 2009.
Gabon ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Gabon, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58 days | — |
| 2006 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 days | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 102 days | +175.7% |
| 2013 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 days | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 days | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 72 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 days, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 72 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8 days | 37 days | 58 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 74 days | 37 days | 102 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 24 Egypt 76 days compare
- 25 Central African Republic 75 days compare
- 26 Gambia 73 days compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 72 days compare
- 29 Fiji 69 days compare
- 29 Montenegro 69 days compare
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Gabon?
- Registering property: time in Gabon was 72 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 102 days in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 days in 2009.
- How does Gabon rank for registering property: time?
- Gabon ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.