Cost of registering property in Benin
Benin: Cost of registering property was 11.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Benin, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost of registering property in Benin is 11.8%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Benin peaked at 15.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 15th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.1% | — |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 12.5% compare
- 12 Togo 12.5% compare
- 14 Mali 12.0% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 11.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 11.0% compare
- 17 Niger 11.0% compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Benin?
- Cost of registering property in Benin was 11.8% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for cost of registering property?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Cost of registering property (% of property value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including fees, transfer taxes, stamp duties and any other payment to the property registry, notaries, public agencies or lawyers. Other taxes, such as capital gains tax or value added tax, are excluded from the cost measure. Both costs borne by the buyer and those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among