Registering property: Cost in Panama
Panama: Registering property: Cost was 2.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Cost in Panama, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2.3% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Panama peaked at 2.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2011.
That places Panama 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Registering property: Cost in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Panama?
- Registering property: cost in Panama was 2.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for registering property: cost?
- Panama ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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.