Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Namibia
Namibia: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score was 8.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Namibia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Namibia is 8.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Namibia peaked at 34.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2013.
That places Namibia 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.0% | — |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -67.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 8.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 8.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.2%, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -67.0% | 22.3% | 7.3% |
| 2010 | -36.2% | 34.8% | 22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 33.0% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 7.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 179 Malta 9.8% compare
- 180 Congo 9.2% compare
- 181 Cameroon 8.8% compare
- 183 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 184 South Sudan 3.0% compare
- 185 Libya 0.0%
- 185 Maldives 0.0%
- 185 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 185 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 185 Syria 0.0%
- 185 East Timor 0.0%
- 185 Tonga 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.44 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Namibia?
- Registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Namibia was 8.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score?
- Namibia ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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About this data
The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.