Registering property: Cost in Belgium
Belgium: Registering property: Cost was 12.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Cost in Belgium, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Belgium stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Belgium peaked at 12.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Registering property: Cost in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.7% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Belgium?
- Registering property: cost in Belgium was 12.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for registering property: cost?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.