Registering property: Time (days) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Registering property: Time was 29 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Time in Zimbabwe, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Zimbabwe is 29 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Zimbabwe peaked at 36 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29 days, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 days | — |
| 2005 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 days | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 36 days | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29 days | -19.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 29 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47 days, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 29 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.2 days | 29 days | 36 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: time in Zimbabwe?
- Registering property: time in Zimbabwe was 29 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 36 days in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 days in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for registering property: time?
- Zimbabwe ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.