Cost of registering property in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cost of registering property was 3.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Cape Verde, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2012, cost of registering property in Cape Verde stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 43rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost of registering property in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.9% | — |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -48.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Cape Verde?
- Cost of registering property in Cape Verde was 3.7% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cost of registering property?
- Cape Verde ranks 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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