Registering property: Cost in Spain
Spain: Registering property: Cost was 6.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Spain, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Spain is 6.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Spain peaked at 7.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2014.
That places Spain 67th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Spain?
- Registering property: cost in Spain was 6.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for registering property: cost?
- Spain ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.