Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Brazil

Brazil: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 13.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 190 countries
All-time high
13.9%
in 2016
All-time low
12.6%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Brazil, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 12.6 % of claim2012: 12.6 % of claim2013: 12.6 % of claim2014: 12.6 % of claim2015: 12.6 % of claim2016: 13.9 % of claim2017: 13.9 % of claim2018: 13.9 % of claim2019: 13.9 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 13.9% for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Brazil peaked at 13.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2011.

That places Brazil 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim) in Brazil, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 12.6%
2012 12.6% +0.0%
2013 12.6% +0.0%
2014 12.6% +0.0%
2015 12.6% +0.0%
2016 13.9% +10.3%
2017 13.9% +0.0%
2018 13.9% +0.0%
2019 13.9% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 132 Switzerland 14.1% compare
  2. 133 Slovak Republic 14.0% compare
  3. 133 Uruguay 14.0% compare
  4. 136 Tunisia 13.8% compare
  5. 137 Morocco 13.7% compare
  6. 137 Netherlands 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Brazil?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Brazil was 13.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Brazil ranks 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.