Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 5.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Tanzania, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Tanzania stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Tanzania peaked at 7.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2005.
That places Tanzania 83rd 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -40.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.3%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 80 Australia 5.4% compare
- 80 Guinea-Bissau 5.4% compare
- 82 Japan 5.3% compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 5.2% compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.1% compare
- 85 Botswana 5.1% compare
- 85 South Korea 5.1% compare
- 85 Sri Lanka 5.1% compare
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 31.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Tanzania?
- Registering property: cost in Tanzania was 5.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for registering property: cost?
- Tanzania ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.