Cost of registering property in Malawi
Malawi: Cost of registering property was 3.6% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Cost of registering property in Malawi, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.6% for cost of registering property in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Malawi peaked at 3.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 44th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost of registering property in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Malawi?
- Cost of registering property in Malawi was 3.6% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for cost of registering property?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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