Registering property: Time (days) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Registering property: Time was 1.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.5 days for registering property: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5 days, in 2017.
Saudi Arabia ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 days | — |
| 2005 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 days | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3 days | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 days | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 9% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.5 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.5 days, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 days | 8 days | 8 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.35 days | 1.5 days | 8 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Saudi Arabia?
- Registering property: time in Saudi Arabia was 1.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 days in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for registering property: time?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.