Registering property: Cost in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Registering property: Cost was 10.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Sierra Leone, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Sierra Leone stood at 10.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Sierra Leone peaked at 17.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.0% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.4% | 17.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 20 Central African Republic 11.0% compare
- 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.9% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 10.8% compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 10.2% compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.1% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 10.1% compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Sierra Leone?
- Registering property: cost in Sierra Leone was 10.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for registering property: cost?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.