Cost of registering property in Namibia
Namibia: Cost of registering property was 13.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Cost of registering property in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 13.8%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Namibia peaked at 13.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 8th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cost of registering property in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.1% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.6% | 13.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Namibia?
- Cost of registering property in Namibia was 13.8% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for cost of registering property?
- Namibia ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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