Economy > Time required to register property > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 513 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Haiti | 405 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Slovenia | 391 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 297 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Togo | 295 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Afghanistan | 250 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Bangladesh | 245 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 236 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 211 | 2009 | ||
| =10 | Poland | 197 | 2009 | ||
| =10 | Suriname | 197 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 194 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Vanuatu | 188 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 162 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Samoa | 147 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Israel | 144 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Malaysia | 144 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Laos | 135 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 130.6 | 2009 | |||
| =19 | Nicaragua | 124 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | Senegal | 124 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Benin | 120 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Serbia and Montenegro | 111 | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 109.85 | 2009 | |||
| 23 | Tonga | 108 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Croatia | 104 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Guinea | 104 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Lesotho | 101 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | France | 98 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Burundi | 94 | 2009 | ||
| =29 | Ukraine | 93 | 2009 | ||
| =29 | Cameroon | 93 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Bolivia | 92 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Malawi | 88 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 84.56 | 2009 | |||
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 83 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Nigeria | 82 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 81.91 | 2009 | |||
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 81 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Belgium | 79 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Eritrea | 78 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Czech Republic | 78 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Uzbekistan | 78 | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Grenada | 77 | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Uganda | 77 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Central African Republic | 75 | 2009 | ||
| =44 | Mexico | 74 | 2009 | ||
| =44 | Madagascar | 74 | 2009 | ||
| =46 | Cape Verde | 73 | 2009 | ||
| =46 | Tanzania | 73 | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 72 | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 69.33 | 2009 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 68.82 | 2009 | |||
| 49 | Fiji | 68 | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 66.42 | 2009 | |||
| =50 | Uruguay | 66 | 2009 | ||
| =50 | The Gambia | 66 | 2009 | ||
| =52 | Bhutan | 64 | 2009 | ||
| =52 | Kenya | 64 | 2009 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 63.43 | 2009 | |||
| =54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62 | 2009 | ||
| =54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 60.28 | 2009 | |||
| =56 | Belize | 60 | 2009 | ||
| =56 | Rwanda | 60 | 2009 | ||
| =56 | Dominican Republic | 60 | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 59 | 2009 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 57.95 | 2009 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 57.24 | 2009 | |||
| 60 | Vietnam | 57 | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Cambodia | 56 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | Kuwait | 55 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | Jamaica | 55 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | Congo, Republic of the | 55 | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 54.18 | 2009 | |||
| 65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54 | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 53.63 | 2009 | |||
| 66 | Argentina | 52 | 2009 | ||
| 67 | European Union | 51.69 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 51.37 | 2009 | |||
| 68 | Iraq | 51 | 2009 | ||
| =69 | Pakistan | 50 | 2009 | ||
| =69 | Liberia | 50 | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Mauritania | 49 | 2009 | ||
| =72 | Romania | 48 | 2009 | ||
| =72 | The Bahamas | 48 | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 47.67 | 2009 | |||
| =74 | Algeria | 47 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Venezuela | 47 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Morocco | 47 | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Paraguay | 46 | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 45.31 | 2009 | |||
| 78 | Latvia | 45 | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 44.52 | 2009 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 44.5 | 2009 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 44.05 | 2009 | |||
| =79 | Chad | 44 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | India | 44 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | Swaziland | 44 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 43.79 | 2009 | |||
| 82 | Russia | 43 | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Brazil | 42 | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Mozambique | 42 | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Albania | 42 | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Denmark | 42 | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Dominica | 42 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Ethiopia | 41 | 2009 | ||
| =89 | Kazakhstan | 40 | 2009 | ||
| =89 | Germany | 40 | 2009 | ||
| =89 | Djibouti | 40 | 2009 | ||
| =92 | Tunisia | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =92 | Zambia | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =92 | Gabon | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 38 | 2009 | ||
| =95 | Ireland | 38 | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Tajikistan | 37 | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Niger | 35 | 2009 | ||
| =99 | Guyana | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =99 | Cyprus | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =99 | Ghana | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Seychelles | 33 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Philippines | 33 | 2009 | ||
| =104 | Austria | 32 | 2009 | ||
| =104 | Panama | 32 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | Chile | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | Zimbabwe | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | El Salvador | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | Bahrain | 31 | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 30.86 | 2009 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 30.75 | 2009 | |||
| =110 | Mali | 29 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | China | 29 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Luxembourg | 29 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 28.79 | 2009 | |||
| =113 | Guatemala | 27 | 2009 | ||
| =113 | Italy | 27 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Mauritius | 26 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Lebanon | 25 | 2009 | ||
| =118 | Comoros | 24 | 2009 | ||
| =118 | South Africa | 24 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Namibia | 23 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Honduras | 23 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Equatorial Guinea | 23 | 2009 | ||
| =123 | Greece | 22 | 2009 | ||
| =123 | Indonesia | 22 | 2009 | ||
| =125 | Jordan | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =125 | Costa Rica | 21 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Colombia | 20 | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Syria | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =129 | Belarus | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =129 | Spain | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =129 | Estonia | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =132 | Hungary | 17 | 2009 | ||
| =132 | Slovakia | 17 | 2009 | ||
| =132 | Canada | 17 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Saint Lucia | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Switzerland | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Oman | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Botswana | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Qatar | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Ecuador | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Bulgaria | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Sweden | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Japan | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Peru | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Palau | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Finland | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =147 | United States | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =147 | Portugal | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =149 | Mongolia | 11 | 2009 | ||
| =149 | Azerbaijan | 11 | 2009 | ||
| 151 | Sudan | 9 | 2009 | ||
| 152 | United Kingdom | 8 | 2009 | ||
| 153 | Netherlands | 7 | 2009 | ||
| 154 | Turkey | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =155 | Singapore | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =155 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =155 | Nepal | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =155 | Moldova | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =155 | Australia | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Iceland | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Armenia | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Lithuania | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Georgia | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Norway | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =165 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2009 | ||
| =165 | New Zealand | 2 | 2009 | ||
| =165 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2009 | ||
| =165 | Thailand | 2 | 2009 |