Registering property: Cost in Malaysia
Malaysia: Registering property: Cost was 3.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Malaysia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 3.5% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Malaysia peaked at 3.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.0% | — |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Malaysia?
- Registering property: cost in Malaysia was 3.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for registering property: cost?
- Malaysia ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.