Registering property: Cost in Lesotho
Lesotho: Registering property: Cost was 8.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Cost in Lesotho, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Lesotho is 8.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Lesotho peaked at 8.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2012.
That places Lesotho 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Lesotho?
- Registering property: cost in Lesotho was 8.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for registering property: cost?
- Lesotho ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.