Cost of registering property in Burundi
Burundi: Cost of registering property was 3.3% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Cost of registering property in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 3.3%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Burundi peaked at 14.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.
Burundi ranks 45th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost of registering property in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.4% | — |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -47.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -45.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 3.7% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Burundi?
- Cost of registering property in Burundi was 3.3% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for cost of registering property?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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