Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Senegal
Senegal: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 7.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Senegal, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Senegal is 7.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Senegal peaked at 20.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2019.
That places Senegal 51st 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 (% of property value) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.5% | — |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 7.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 7.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.3%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -32.9% | 15.2% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 7.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 48 Israel 7.2% compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 7.2% compare
- 48 Thailand 7.2% compare
- 51 Bangladesh 7.1% compare
- 51 Algeria 7.1% compare
- 51 Cote d'Ivoire 7.1% compare
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.02 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Senegal?
- Registering property: cost in Senegal was 7.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for registering property: cost?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.