Registering property: Time (days) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Registering property: Time was 43 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Mozambique, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 43 days for registering property: time in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Mozambique peaked at 50 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 42 days, in 2013.
Mozambique ranks 69th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50 days | — |
| 2005 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48 days | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42 days | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 43 days | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43 days | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 43 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.5 days, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 43 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 days | 50 days | 50 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.6 days | 42 days | 50 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 68 Kenya 43.5 days compare
- 69 Lesotho 43 days compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 43 days compare
- 72 San Marino 42.5 days compare
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Mozambique?
- Registering property: time in Mozambique was 43 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 50 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 days in 2013.
- How does Mozambique rank for registering property: time?
- Mozambique ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.