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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Australia

Australia: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 18.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 190 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2012
All-time low
17.2%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Australia, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 17.2 % of claim2012: 18.5 % of claim2013: 18.5 % of claim2014: 18.5 % of claim2015: 18.5 % of claim2016: 18.5 % of claim2017: 18.5 % of claim2018: 18.5 % of claim2019: 18.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Australia stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Australia peaked at 18.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2011.

That places Australia 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 86 Italy 19.0% compare
  2. 86 Togo 19.0% compare
  3. 88 Ireland 18.8% compare
  4. 89 Japan 18.5% compare
  5. 91 Bahamas 18.0% compare
  6. 91 Egypt 18.0% compare
  7. 91 Georgia 18.0% compare
  8. 91 Israel 18.0% compare
  9. 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Australia?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Australia was 18.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2011.
How does Australia rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Australia ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,702 data points, 2011–2019
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The attorney fees are the fees that plaintiff must advance to a local attorney in the standardized case, regardless of final reimbursement.