Cost of registering property in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cost of registering property was 5.6% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Cost of registering property in Rwanda, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 5.6% for cost of registering property in 2012.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Rwanda peaked at 9.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
Rwanda ranks 38th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -93.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1475.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 0.5% | 9.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 0.4% | 6.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 35 Tunisia 6.1% compare
- 36 Morocco 5.9% compare
- 36 South Africa 5.9% compare
- 39 Botswana 5.1% compare
- 40 Mauritania 4.7% compare
- 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.4% compare
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Rwanda?
- Cost of registering property in Rwanda was 5.6% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for cost of registering property?
- Rwanda ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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