Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Congo
Congo: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 13.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Congo, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Congo stood at 13.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Congo peaked at 22.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2009.
That places Congo 8th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.6% | — |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -51.6% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +95.2% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 13.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 13.6% 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 Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +95.2% | 10.5% | 20.5% |
| 2008 | -51.6% | 22.1% | 10.7% |
| 2015 | -26.0% | 20.4% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 10.3% | 22.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 10.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.68 billion current US$ (2021)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 225.02 million current US$ (2021)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Congo?
- Registering property: cost in Congo was 13.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2009.
- How does Congo rank for registering property: cost?
- Congo ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.