Cost of registering property in Niger
Niger: Cost of registering property was 11.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Niger, 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 Niger is 11.0%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Niger peaked at 16.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2009.
Niger ranks 17th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.0% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 14 Mali 12.0% compare
- 15 Benin 11.8% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 11.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 11.0% compare
- 19 Mauritius 10.6% 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 Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Niger?
- Cost of registering property in Niger was 11.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for cost of registering property?
- Niger ranks 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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