Registering property: Cost in Malawi
Malawi: Registering property: Cost was 1.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Malawi is 1.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Malawi peaked at 3.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2016.
That places Malawi 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -44.4% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Malawi?
- Registering property: cost in Malawi was 1.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for registering property: cost?
- Malawi ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.