Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Registering property, cost (% of property value)
Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. 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 those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa
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53
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Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Registering property, cost (% of property value)
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2004 12.97567568
2005 12.29333333
2006 11.98043478
2007 11.37826087
2008 10.48695652
2009 10.05217391
2010 9.62391304
2011 9.57608696
2012 9.39130435
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Registering property, cost (% of property value)
Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. 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 those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source