Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Laos
Laos: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 3.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Laos, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Laos recorded 3.1% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Laos peaked at 6.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2016.
That places Laos 126th 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 (% of property value) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.6% | — |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +47.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -50.0% | 6.2% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | +47.6% | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More private sector data for Laos
- Merchandise trade 124.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 10.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Laos?
- Registering property: cost in Laos was 3.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2016.
- How does Laos rank for registering property: cost?
- Laos ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.