Registering property: Cost in Tonga
Tonga: Registering property: Cost was 15.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Tonga, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Tonga stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Tonga peaked at 15.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2006.
Tonga ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 10.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 28.0% compare
- 2 Maldives 15.7% compare
- 4 South Sudan 14.6% compare
- 5 Suriname 14.2% compare
- 6 Namibia 13.8% compare
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Tonga?
- Registering property: cost in Tonga was 15.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2006.
- How does Tonga rank for registering property: cost?
- Tonga ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.