Registering property: Cost in Uganda
Uganda: Registering property: Cost was 3.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Uganda, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: cost in Uganda is 3.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Uganda peaked at 3.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2009.
That places Uganda 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.8% | — |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Uganda?
- Registering property: cost in Uganda was 3.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for registering property: cost?
- Uganda ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.