Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score was 48.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
48.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
150th
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.3%
in 2012
All-time low
48.4%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Hong Kong, China, 2004–2019

0204060802004201120192004: 722005: 72.12006: 72.12007: 72.22008: 72.32009: 66.62010: 72.32011: 72.42012: 73.32013: 48.42014: 48.42015: 48.52016: 48.52017: 48.52018: 48.62019: 48.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 48.6% for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Hong Kong, China peaked at 73.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2013.

That places Hong Kong, China 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Hong Kong, China, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 72.0%
2005 72.1% +0.0%
2006 72.1% +0.1%
2007 72.2% +0.2%
2008 72.3% +0.1%
2009 66.6% -7.9%
2010 72.3% +8.5%
2011 72.4% +0.1%
2012 73.3% +1.3%
2013 48.4% -34.0%
2014 48.4% +0.1%
2015 48.5% +0.1%
2016 48.5% +0.1%
2017 48.5% +0.1%
2018 48.6% +0.1%
2019 48.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.2% 66.6% 72.3% 6
2010s 55.7% 48.4% 73.3% 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 147 Grenada 50.4% compare
  2. 148 Comoros 49.1% compare
  3. 149 Cyprus 48.8% compare
  4. 151 India 48.1% compare
  5. 152 Gambia 48.0% compare
  6. 153 South Africa 46.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Hong Kong, China?
Registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Hong Kong, China was 48.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2013.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score?
Hong Kong, China ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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