Registering property: Time (days) in Mexico
Mexico: Registering property: Time was 38.77 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Mexico, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in Mexico stood at 38.77 days. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Mexico peaked at 75 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38.77 days, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 78th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75 days | — |
| 2005 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.16 days | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 65.33 days | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 65.33 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.09 days | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 38.77 days | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 38.77 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.77 days | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 38.77 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 days, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 38.77 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46 days, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 days | 75 days | 75 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.02 days | 38.77 days | 75 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Mexico?
- Registering property: time in Mexico was 38.77 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 75 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.77 days in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for registering property: time?
- Mexico ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.