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Registering property: Cost in Malta

Malta: Registering property: Cost was 13.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.6%
in 2015
All-time low
5.1%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Registering property: Cost in Malta, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 5.1 % of property value2012: 5.6 % of property value2013: 5.6 % of property value2014: 5.6 % of property value2015: 13.6 % of property value2016: 13.6 % of property value2017: 13.5 % of property value2018: 13.5 % of property value2019: 13.5 % of property value

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.

Analysis

Malta recorded 13.5% for registering property: cost in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 164.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Malta peaked at 13.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2011.

That places Malta 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 6 Namibia 13.8% compare
  2. 7 Cameroon 13.7% compare
  3. 8 Congo 13.6% compare
  4. 10 Dominica 13.3% compare
  5. 10 Liberia 13.3% compare
  6. 12 Belgium 12.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is registering property: cost in Malta?
Registering property: cost in Malta was 13.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
How does Malta rank for registering property: cost?
Malta ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 164.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Registering property: Cost (% of property value)
Unit
% of property value
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,876 data points, 2004–2019
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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.