Registering property: Time (days) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Registering property: Time was 7 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Registering property: Time in Rwanda, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Rwanda is 7 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Rwanda peaked at 370 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7 days, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Registering property: Time in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 370 days | — |
| 2005 | 370 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 370 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 370 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 315 days | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 80 days | -74.6% |
| 2010 | 75 days | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 47 days | -37.3% |
| 2012 | 45 days | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 32 days | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 days | -62.5% |
| 2017 | 7 days | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 days | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 7 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.5 days, 15% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 7 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Time in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -74.6% | 315 days | 80 days |
| 2016 | -62.5% | 32 days | 12 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 312.5 days | 80 days | 370 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.6 days | 7 days | 75 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Rwanda?
- Registering property: time in Rwanda was 7 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 370 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 days in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for registering property: time?
- Rwanda ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.