Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in South Africa

South Africa: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score was 46.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.8%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
153rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2011
All-time low
25.0%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in South Africa, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 252005: 262006: 40.12007: 40.72008: 41.12009: 422010: 40.82011: 62.52012: 60.62013: 59.12014: 58.62015: 572016: 51.62017: 49.22018: 47.82019: 46.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in South Africa stood at 46.8%.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in South Africa peaked at 62.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2004.

That places South Africa 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Registering property: Cost (% of property value) - Score in South Africa, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 25.0%
2005 26.0% +3.9%
2006 40.1% +54.4%
2007 40.7% +1.5%
2008 41.1% +1.0%
2009 42.0% +2.0%
2010 40.8% -2.7%
2011 62.5% +53.0%
2012 60.6% -3.0%
2013 59.1% -2.5%
2014 58.6% -0.8%
2015 57.0% -2.7%
2016 51.6% -9.4%
2017 49.2% -4.7%
2018 47.8% -2.9%
2019 46.8% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.8% 25.0% 42.0% 6
2010s 53.4% 40.8% 62.5% 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 150 Hong Kong, China 48.6% compare
  2. 151 India 48.1% compare
  3. 152 Gambia 48.0% compare
  4. 154 Chad 46.0% compare
  5. 155 Lesotho 45.3% compare
  6. 156 Indonesia 44.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in South Africa?
Registering property: cost (% of property value) - score in South Africa was 46.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest registering property: cost (% of property value) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2004.
How does South Africa rank for registering property: cost (% of property value) - score?
South Africa ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is registering property: cost (% of property value) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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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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.