Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 3.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Guatemala, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Guatemala stood at 3.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Guatemala peaked at 3.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.
That places Guatemala 118th out of 187 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.
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -53.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +322.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +322.2% | 0.9% | 3.8% |
| 2006 | -53.8% | 2.6% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 16.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Guatemala?
- Registering property: cost in Guatemala was 3.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for registering property: cost?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.