Registering property: Time (days) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Registering property: Time was 17 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Kuwait, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Kuwait is 17 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 51.4% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Kuwait peaked at 77 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17 days, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 134th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 77 days | — |
| 2005 | 77 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57 days | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 57 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56 days | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50 days | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70 days | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 70 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 days | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 days | -51.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 17 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 17 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.5 days, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.67 days | 57 days | 77 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.3 days | 17 days | 70 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Kuwait?
- Registering property: time in Kuwait was 17 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 days in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for registering property: time?
- Kuwait ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.