Cost of registering property in Uganda
Uganda: Cost of registering property was 1.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cost of registering property in Uganda, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.9% for cost of registering property in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of registering property in Uganda peaked at 5.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cost of registering property in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.9% | — |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -46.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of registering property in Uganda?
- Cost of registering property in Uganda was 1.9% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest cost of registering property recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cost of registering property recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for cost of registering property?
- Uganda ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cost of registering property rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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