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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 8.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 190 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2013
All-time low
6.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in China (People’s Republic of), 2011–2019

024682011201520192011: 6 % of claim2012: 7.6 % of claim2013: 8.7 % of claim2014: 8.7 % of claim2015: 8.7 % of claim2016: 8.7 % of claim2017: 8.7 % of claim2018: 8.7 % of claim2019: 8.7 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 8.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 8.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2011.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 177th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in China (People’s Republic of)?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in China (People’s Republic of) was 8.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2011.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.