Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Barbados
Barbados: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 4.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Barbados, 2011–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4.5% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Barbados peaked at 4.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.
That places Barbados 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.3% | — |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 670.92 million current US$ (2017)
- Food exports 43.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 41.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Barbados?
- Registering property: cost in Barbados was 4.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for registering property: cost?
- Barbados ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.