Registering property: Cost in Kenya
Kenya: Registering property: Cost was 5.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Kenya, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Kenya stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Kenya peaked at 6.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 75th 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.
Registering property: Cost in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.5% | — |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Kenya?
- Registering property: cost in Kenya was 5.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for registering property: cost?
- Kenya ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.