Cost of registering property in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cost of registering property was 2.1% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Ethiopia, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2012, cost of registering property in Ethiopia stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Ethiopia peaked at 4.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.
That places Ethiopia 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cost of registering property in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.6% | — |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Ethiopia?
- Cost of registering property in Ethiopia was 2.1% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cost of registering property?
- Ethiopia ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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