Cost of registering property in Egypt
Egypt: Cost of registering property was 0.7% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Cost of registering property in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Egypt peaked at 6.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 51st of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost of registering property in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.8% | — |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -83.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Egypt?
- Cost of registering property in Egypt was 0.7% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for cost of registering property?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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