Registering property: Cost in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Registering property: Cost was 3.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in North Macedonia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in North Macedonia is 3.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in North Macedonia peaked at 3.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.7% | — |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 122 Benin 3.4% compare
- 122 Costa Rica 3.4% compare
- 122 Dominican Republic 3.4% compare
- 126 Burundi 3.1% compare
- 126 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.1% compare
- 126 Montenegro 3.1% compare
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in North Macedonia?
- Registering property: cost in North Macedonia was 3.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for registering property: cost?
- North Macedonia ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.