Registering property: Cost in Benin
Benin: Registering property: Cost was 3.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Benin, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Benin stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Benin peaked at 15.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2018.
Benin ranks 122nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.9% | — |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -69.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 3.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 121 Malaysia 3.5% compare
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More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Benin?
- Registering property: cost in Benin was 3.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for registering property: cost?
- Benin ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.