Cost of registering property in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cost of registering property was 11.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Sierra Leone, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2012, cost of registering property in Sierra Leone stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Sierra Leone peaked at 17.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2012.
Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost of registering property in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.0% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.4% | 17.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Sierra Leone?
- Cost of registering property in Sierra Leone was 11.6% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2012.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cost of registering property?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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