Registering property: Time (days) in Panama
Panama: Registering property: Time was 22.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Panama, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Panama is 22.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Panama peaked at 44 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.5 days, in 2014.
Panama ranks 121st 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44 days | — |
| 2005 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 days | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5 days | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 29.5 days | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5 days | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 22.5 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 22.5 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46 days, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42 days | 32 days | 44 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.7 days | 22.5 days | 32 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 118 Burundi 23 days compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 23 days compare
- 118 South Africa 23 days compare
- 122 United Kingdom 21.5 days compare
- 123 Eswatini 21 days compare
- 124 Austria 20.5 days compare
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Panama?
- Registering property: time in Panama was 22.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 44 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 days in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for registering property: time?
- Panama ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.