Registering property: Cost in Bahamas
Bahamas: Registering property: Cost was 11.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Bahamas, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Bahamas stood at 11.8%.
The figure is up 174.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Bahamas peaked at 14.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
Bahamas ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.5% | — |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -62.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +174.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 4.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 12 Belgium 12.7% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 12.5% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 11.9% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.8% compare
- 17 Gabon 11.5% compare
- 18 Nigeria 11.3% compare
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Bahamas?
- Registering property: cost in Bahamas was 11.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for registering property: cost?
- Bahamas ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property: Cost (% of property value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total of official costs associated with completing the procedures to transfer the property, expressed as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. It is calculted as a percentage of the property value. 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 the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among sources, the median reported value is used.