Cost of registering property in Comoros
Comoros: Cost of registering property was 10.5% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Comoros, 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 Comoros stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Comoros ranks 20th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.3% | — |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.3% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.5% | 16.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 17 Central African Republic 11.0% compare
- 17 Niger 11.0% compare
- 19 Mauritius 10.6% compare
- 20 Gabon 10.5% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 10.5% compare
- 20 Madagascar 10.5% compare
More private sector data for Comoros
- Merchandise trade 23.1% (2025)
- Food imports 42.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 371.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Comoros?
- Cost of registering property in Comoros was 10.5% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2012.
- How does Comoros rank for cost of registering property?
- Comoros ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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