Registering property: Cost in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Registering property: Cost was 5.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property: Cost in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 5.2% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Registering property: Cost in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.2% | — |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 80 Australia 5.4% compare
- 80 Guinea-Bissau 5.4% compare
- 82 Japan 5.3% compare
- 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.2% compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.1% compare
- 85 Botswana 5.1% compare
- 85 Republic of Korea 5.1% compare
- 85 Sri Lanka 5.1% compare
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Papua New Guinea?
- Registering property: cost in Papua New Guinea was 5.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for registering property: cost?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.