Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 13.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Cameroon, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 13.7% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Cameroon peaked at 19.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.6% | — |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.3%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -25.5% | 18.8% | 14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.37 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.74 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Cameroon?
- Registering property: cost in Cameroon was 13.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for registering property: cost?
- Cameroon ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.