Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Moldova
Moldova: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 1.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Moldova, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Moldova stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Moldova peaked at 1.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
Moldova ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.6% | — |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 26% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 36.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Moldova?
- Registering property: cost in Moldova was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for registering property: cost?
- Moldova ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.