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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 20.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2011
All-time low
20.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Costa Rica, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 20 % of claim2012: 20 % of claim2013: 20 % of claim2014: 20 % of claim2015: 20 % of claim2016: 20 % of claim2017: 20 % of claim2018: 20 % of claim2019: 20 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Costa Rica stood at 20.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Costa Rica peaked at 20.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 77th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 20.0% —
2012 20.0% +0.0%
2013 20.0% +0.0%
2014 20.0% +0.0%
2015 20.0% +0.0%
2016 20.0% +0.0%
2017 20.0% +0.0%
2018 20.0% +0.0%
2019 20.0% +0.0%

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  9. 77 Saudi Arabia 20.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Costa Rica was 20.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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
191 places, 1,711 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.