Economy > Entrepreneurship > Registering Property > Index ranking: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Doing Business records the full sequence of procedures necessary when a business purchases land and a building to transfer the property title from the seller to the buyer, so that the buyer can use it for expanding his business, as collateral in taking new loans, or, if necessary, to sell it to another business. Every required procedure is included, whether it is the responsibility of the seller or the buyer or required to be completed by a third party on their behalf. Local property lawyers and property registries provide information on required procedures as well as the time and cost to complete each of them. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	NigeriaNigeria	152	2005
2	BangladeshBangladesh	151	2005
3	AfghanistanAfghanistan	150	2005
4	UzbekistanUzbekistan	149	2005
5	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	148	2005
6	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	147	2005
7	MadagascarMadagascar	146	2005
8	AngolaAngola	145	2005
9	FranceFrance	144	2005
10	TanzaniaTanzania	143	2005
11	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	142	2005
12	BelgiumBelgium	141	2005
13	EthiopiaEthiopia	140	2005
14	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	139	2005
15	AlgeriaAlgeria	138	2005
16	SenegalSenegal	137	2005
17	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	136	2005
18	LaosLaos	135	2005
19	IsraelIsrael	134	2005
20	GuineaGuinea	133	2005
21	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	132	2005
22	MauritiusMauritius	131	2005
23	GreeceGreece	130	2005
24	EgyptEgypt	129	2005
25	TogoTogo	128	2005
26	UkraineUkraine	127	2005
27	UruguayUruguay	126	2005
28	East TimorEast Timor	125	2005
29	RwandaRwanda	124	2005
30	BurundiBurundi	123	2005
31	CameroonCameroon	122	2005
32	HaitiHaiti	121	2005
33	GhanaGhana	120	2005
34	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	119	2005
35	NamibiaNamibia	118	2005
36	LesothoLesotho	117	2005
37	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	116	2005
38	EritreaEritrea	115	2005
39	RomaniaRomania	114	2005
40	KenyaKenya	113	2005
41	Sri LankaSri Lanka	112	2005
42	ZambiaZambia	111	2005
43	NicaraguaNicaragua	110	2005
44	BoliviaBolivia	109	2005
45	ChadChad	108	2005
46	IndonesiaIndonesia	107	2005
47	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	106	2005
48	BrazilBrazil	105	2005
49	JordanJordan	104	2005
50	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	103	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	102.7	2005
51	EcuadorEcuador	102	2005
52	IndiaIndia	101	2005
53	TongaTonga	100	2005
54	CroatiaCroatia	99	2005
55	IranIran	98	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	97.4	2005
56	UgandaUganda	97	2005
57	HungaryHungary	96	2005
58	JamaicaJamaica	95	2005
59	MozambiqueMozambique	94	2005
60	PortugalPortugal	93	2005
61	PhilippinesPhilippines	92	2005
62	MaliMali	91	2005
63	NigerNiger	90	2005
64	LatviaLatvia	89	2005
65	SloveniaSlovenia	88	2005
66	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	87	2005
67	West BankWest Bank	86	2005
68	LebanonLebanon	85	2005
69	CambodiaCambodia	84	2005
70	MalawiMalawi	83	2005
71	BelarusBelarus	82	2005
72	VanuatuVanuatu	81	2005
73	BotswanaBotswana	80	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	79.56	2005
74	KuwaitKuwait	79	2005
75	HondurasHonduras	78	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	77.24	2005
76	South AfricaSouth Africa	77	2005
77	SyriaSyria	76	2005
78	PolandPoland	75	2005
79	MexicoMexico	74	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	72.33	2005
80	BeninBenin	72	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	71.22	2005
81	ZimbabweZimbabwe	71	2005
82	Hong KongHong Kong	70	2005
83	IrelandIreland	69	2005
84	KazakhstanKazakhstan	68	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	68	2005
85	TunisiaTunisia	67	2005
86	AlbaniaAlbania	66	2005
87	ArgentinaArgentina	65	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	64.73	2005
88	South KoreaSouth Korea	64	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	64	2005
89	FijiFiji	63	2005
90	BulgariaBulgaria	62	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	61.52	2005
91	GuatemalaGuatemala	61	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	60.65	2005
92	SamoaSamoa	60	2005
93	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	59	2005
94	MoroccoMorocco	58	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	57.85	2005
95	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	57	2005
96	MauritaniaMauritania	56	2005
97	PanamaPanama	55	2005
98	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	54	2005
99	MalaysiaMalaysia	53	2005
100	ParaguayParaguay	52	2005
101	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	51	2005
102	ColombiaColombia	50	2005
103	TurkeyTurkey	49	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	48.17	2005
104	ItalyItaly	48	2005
105	VenezuelaVenezuela	47	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	46.14	2005
106	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	46	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	45.15	2005
107	El SalvadorEl Salvador	45	2005
108	IraqIraq	44	2005
109	PakistanPakistan	43	2005
110	BhutanBhutan	42	2005
111	YemenYemen	41	2005
112	MoldovaMoldova	40	2005
113	VietnamVietnam	39	2005
114	Costa RicaCosta Rica	38	2005
115	SpainSpain	37	2005
116	JapanJapan	36	2005
117	RussiaRussia	35	2005
118	AustraliaAustralia	34	2005
119	GermanyGermany	33	2005
120	PeruPeru	32	2005
121	DenmarkDenmark	31	2005
122	ChileChile	30	2005
123	EstoniaEstonia	29	2005
124	AustriaAustria	28	2005
125	CanadaCanada	27	2005
126	TaiwanTaiwan	26	2005
127	GuyanaGuyana	25	2005
128	ChinaChina	24	2005
129	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	23	2005
130	ThailandThailand	22	2005
131	MongoliaMongolia	21	2005
132	NetherlandsNetherlands	20	2005
133	OmanOman	19	2005
134	NepalNepal	18	2005
135	GeorgiaGeorgia	17	2005
136	FinlandFinland	16	2005
137	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	15	2005
138	SingaporeSingapore	14	2005
139	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	13	2005
140	United StatesUnited States	12	2005
141	IcelandIceland	11	2005
142	United Arab EmiratesUAE	10	2005
143	ArmeniaArmenia	9	2005
144	SwedenSweden	8	2005
145	NorwayNorway	7	2005
146	SlovakiaSlovakia	6	2005
147	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	5	2005
148	PalauPalau	4	2005
149	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	3	2005
150	LithuaniaLithuania	2	2005
151	New ZealandNew Zealand	1	2005

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