Registering property: Cost in Zambia
Zambia: Registering property: Cost was 9.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Registering property: Cost in Zambia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of property value.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.5% for registering property: cost in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: cost in Zambia peaked at 15.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.
That places Zambia 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Cost in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of property value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +58.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 6.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 10.2% compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.1% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 10.1% compare
- 28 Eritrea 9.0% compare
- 28 Jordan 9.0% compare
- 28 Madagascar 9.0% compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is registering property: cost in Zambia?
- Registering property: cost in Zambia was 9.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: cost recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest registering property: cost recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for registering property: cost?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: cost rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.