Registering property: Time (days) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Registering property: Time was 190 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Time in Puerto Rico, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 190 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Puerto Rico peaked at 194 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 190 days, in 2019.
That places Puerto Rico 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Registering property: Time in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 194 days | — |
| 2005 | 194 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 194 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 194 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 193.5 days | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 194 days | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 193.5 days | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 193.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 193.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 193.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 193.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 193.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 191 days | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 191 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 191 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 190 days | -0.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 190 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 10.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 190 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46 days, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 193.92 days | 193.5 days | 194 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 192.4 days | 190 days | 193.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 4 Bangladesh 270.82 days compare
- 5 Afghanistan 250 days compare
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 224 days compare
- 7 Angola 190 days compare
- 9 Somalia 188 days compare
- 10 Poland 135 days compare
More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (2020)
- International tourism, receipts 2.92 billion current US$ (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures 893.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
- Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 100.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Minimum capital 0.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Puerto Rico?
- Registering property: time in Puerto Rico was 190 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 194 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 190 days in 2019.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for registering property: time?
- Puerto Rico ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.