Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score was 29.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 29.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 29.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 165th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 2.1% | — |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +270.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -91.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +2052.9% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 29.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.4%, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 29.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.2%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2052.9% | 0.7% | 14.0% |
| 2006 | +270.1% | 2.1% | 7.8% |
| 2007 | -91.7% | 7.8% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.0% | 17.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 18.5% | 29.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 162 Luxembourg 32.6% compare
- 163 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.5% compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 32.1% compare
- 166 Antigua and Barbuda 28.2% compare
- 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.1% compare
- 168 Central African Republic 26.6% compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 481.67 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in Sierra Leone was 29.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.