Registering property: Cost in Samoa
Samoa: Registering property: Cost was 3.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Samoa, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 3.8% for registering property: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Samoa peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2009.
That places Samoa 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 112 Peru 3.9% compare
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More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Samoa?
- Registering property: cost in Samoa was 3.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for registering property: cost?
- Samoa ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.