Time required to register property fell 11.5% to 11.5 days in Malaysia in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, time required to register property in Malaysia reached an all time high of 146 days in 2009 and an all time low of 11.5 days in 2018. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, time required to register property in Cambodia amounted to 55.0 days, 4.50 days in Singapore, 9.00 days in Thailand and 53.5 days in Vietnam in 2018.
Malaysia has been ranked 139th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of time required to register property, 124 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Time Required to Register Property | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Cambodia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | |||||||||||
China | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | |||||||||||
Indonesia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | |||||||||||
Laos | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 28.0 | |||||||||||
Malaysia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | |||||||||||
Myanmar | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | |||
Philippines | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | |||||||||||
Singapore | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | |||||||||||
Thailand | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | |||||||||||
Vietnam | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 |