Which has higher enforcing contracts: cost, China (People’s Republic of) or Russia?

Russia, at 16.5% against 16.2% in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Russia?

17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China (People’s Republic of) vs Russia: Enforcing contracts: Cost

China (People’s Republic of)

16.2%

in 2019

Russia

16.5%

in 2019

China (People’s Republic of) rank

174th

Russia rank

172nd

Enforcing contracts: Cost over time

China (People’s Republic of)
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 16.5% against 16.2% in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Russia ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 174th and Russia ranks 172nd of 190 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	Russia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.4%	13.4%	0.0%	Russia
2010s	15.9%	15.9%	0.0%	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enforcing contracts: cost, China (People’s Republic of) or Russia?: Russia, at 16.5% against 16.2% in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in enforcing contracts: cost between China (People’s Republic of) and Russia?: 0.3%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Russia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Russia rank globally for enforcing contracts: cost?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 174th and Russia ranks 172nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim)
Unit: % of claim
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The cost to enforce contracts is recorded as a percentage of the claim value, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita or $5,000, whichever is greater. Three types of costs are recorded: average attorney fees, court costs and enforcement costs. Bribes are not taken into account.