Registering property: Time (days) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Registering property: Time was 3.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Registering property: Time in New Zealand, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in New Zealand is 3.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in New Zealand peaked at 3.5 days in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 days, in 2004.
New Zealand ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Registering property: Time in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 days | — |
| 2005 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 days | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 20% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3.5 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28 days, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 days | 1 days | 1 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.5 days | 1 days | 3.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in New Zealand?
- Registering property: time in New Zealand was 3.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2018.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 days in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for registering property: time?
- New Zealand ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.