South Africa

Property Rights Index - South Africa Compared to Continent

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Sierra Leone	10
Zimbabwe	10
Congo(Brazza)	10
Angola	20
CAR	20
Chad	20
Guinea-Bissau	20
Rwanda	30
Benin	30
Burkina Faso	30
Tanzania	30
Burundi	30
Togo	30
Cameroon	30
Uganda	30
Cote d'Ivoire	30
Djibouti	30
Eq. Guinea	30
Ethiopia	30
Gambia	30
Guinea	30
Mali	30
Mauritania	30
Mozambique	30
Namibia	30
Niger	30
Nigeria	30
Kenya	35
Zambia	40
Gabon	40
Lesotho	40
Malawi	40
Senegal	50
South Africa	50
Swaziland	50
Ghana	50
Madagascar	50
Mauritius	60
Botswana	70
Cape Verde	70

 

 

South Africa: Property rights index

A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a country’s laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces those laws.

Higher scores are more desirable, i.e. property rights are better protected. Scores are from 0 to 100.

The index also assesses the likelihood that private property will be expropriated and analyzes the independence of the judiciary, the existence of corruption within the judiciary, and the ability of individuals and businesses to enforce contracts.

The Global Property Guide considers protection of property rights as a significant factor affecting the desirability of a residential real estate investment.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

 

South Africa does not publish official house price statistics, but ABSA Group releases good house price data. ABSA has a monthly house price index and quarterly property projections. General economics statistics are available from the Reserve Bank of Africa and the First National Bank (FNB). FNB releases quarterly economic forecasts as well.