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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Canada

Canada: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 15.0% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
15.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 190 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2011
All-time low
15.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Canada, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 15 % of claim2012: 15 % of claim2013: 15 % of claim2014: 15 % of claim2015: 15 % of claim2016: 15 % of claim2017: 15 % of claim2018: 15 % of claim2019: 15 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Canada stood at 15.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Canada peaked at 15.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2011.

That places Canada 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 111 Libya 16.0% compare
  2. 112 Qatar 15.5% compare
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  4. 114 Argentina 15.0% compare
  5. 114 Barbados 15.0% compare
  6. 114 Chile 15.0% compare
  7. 114 Ecuador 15.0% compare
  8. 114 Guatemala 15.0% compare
  9. 114 Guinea-Bissau 15.0% compare
  10. 114 Kuwait 15.0% compare
  11. 114 Malta 15.0% compare
  12. 114 Samoa 15.0% compare
  13. 114 Sierra Leone 15.0% compare
  14. 114 South Sudan 15.0% compare
  15. 114 Uganda 15.0% compare
  16. 114 Uzbekistan 15.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Canada?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Canada was 15.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2011.
How does Canada rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Canada ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada 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.