Registering property: Cost (% of property value) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Registering property: Cost (% of property value) was 7.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Cost in Vanuatu, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: cost in Vanuatu stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Vanuatu peaked at 11.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 55th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.0% | — |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +57.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 11.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 55 Azerbaijan 7.0% compare
- 55 Seychelles 7.0% compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 7.0% compare
- 55 Uruguay 7.0% compare
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 225.06 million current US$ (2022)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 74.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Vanuatu?
- Registering property: cost in Vanuatu was 7.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for registering property: cost?
- Vanuatu ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.