Cost of registering property in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cost of registering property was 9.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 13.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2012.
Cost of registering property in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.0% | — |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cost of registering property in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9.3% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for cost of registering property?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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