Registering property: Time (days) in South Africa
South Africa: Registering property: Time was 23 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Time in South Africa, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in South Africa stood at 23 days. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in South Africa peaked at 23 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23 days, in 2004.
That places South Africa 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Time in South Africa, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 days | — |
| 2005 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 days | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 23 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 days, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 23 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 days | 23 days | 23 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 23 days | 23 days | 23 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in South Africa?
- Registering property: time in South Africa was 23 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 days in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for registering property: time?
- South Africa ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.