Registering property: Cost in Canada
Canada: Registering property: Cost was 3.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Canada, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Canada stood at 3.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 153.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Canada peaked at 3.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2004.
That places Canada 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Canada?
- Registering property: cost in Canada was 3.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for registering property: cost?
- Canada ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.