Registering property: Cost in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Registering property: Cost was 10.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Sao Tome and Principe is 10.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 14.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2017.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.3% | — |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.9% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 10.8% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 10.6% compare
- 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.1% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 10.1% compare
- 27 Zambia 9.5% compare
More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Registering property: cost in Sao Tome and Principe was 10.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for registering property: cost?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.