Cost of registering property in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cost of registering property was 10.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 10.6%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Mauritius peaked at 15.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2010.
Mauritius ranks 19th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.7% | — |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 15.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 16 Sierra Leone 11.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 11.0% compare
- 17 Niger 11.0% compare
- 20 Comoros 10.5% compare
- 20 Gabon 10.5% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 10.5% compare
- 20 Madagascar 10.5% compare
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Mauritius?
- Cost of registering property in Mauritius was 10.6% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for cost of registering property?
- Mauritius ranks 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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