Registering property: Cost in China
China: Registering property: Cost was 4.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in China, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in China stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in China peaked at 5.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2017.
That places China 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.7% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 97 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% compare
- 97 Solomon Islands 4.7% compare
- 99 Austria 4.6% compare
- 99 Guyana 4.6% compare
- 102 Barbados 4.5% compare
- 102 Mauritania 4.5% compare
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in China?
- Registering property: cost in China was 4.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does China rank for registering property: cost?
- China ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.