Cost of registering property in Liberia
Liberia: Cost of registering property was 13.1% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Cost of registering property in Liberia, 2006–2012
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 Liberia is 13.1%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 9th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cost of registering property in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.5% | — |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 6 Guinea 14.2% compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 13.9% compare
- 8 Namibia 13.8% compare
- 10 Djibouti 12.9% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 12.6% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 12.5% compare
- 12 Togo 12.5% compare
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Liberia?
- Cost of registering property in Liberia was 13.1% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2011.
- How does Liberia rank for cost of registering property?
- Liberia ranks 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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