Registering property: Cost in Botswana
Botswana: Registering property: Cost was 5.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Cost in Botswana, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Botswana is 5.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Botswana peaked at 5.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2004.
Botswana ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Japan 5.3% compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 5.2% compare
- 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.2% compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.1% compare
- 85 Korea 5.1% compare
- 85 Sri Lanka 5.1% compare
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Botswana?
- Registering property: cost in Botswana was 5.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for registering property: cost?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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.