Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Enforcing contracts: Cost

Papua New Guinea
110.3%
in 2019
Timor-Leste
163.2%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Timor-Leste rank
1st

Enforcing contracts: Cost over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 163.2% against 110.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 52.9%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 110.3% 163.2% 52.9% Timor-Leste
2010s 110.3% 163.2% 52.9% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enforcing contracts: cost, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 163.2% against 110.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enforcing contracts: cost between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
52.9%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for enforcing contracts: cost?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 191 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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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.