Cost of registering property in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cost of registering property was 7.1% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Cost of registering property in Eswatini, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7.1% for cost of registering property in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Eswatini 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.1% | — |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Eswatini?
- Cost of registering property in Eswatini was 7.1% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for cost of registering property?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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