Registering property: Time (days) in Malta
Malta: Registering property: Time was 17 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Time in Malta, 2011–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Malta recorded 17 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Malta peaked at 17 days in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15 days, in 2011.
Malta ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Time in Malta, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 days | — |
| 2012 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 days | +13.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta'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)
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Malta?
- Registering property: time in Malta was 17 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17 days in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 days in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for registering property: time?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.