Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in France

France: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 10.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2011
All-time low
10.7%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in France, 2011–2019

02.557.5102011201520192011: 10.7 % of claim2012: 10.7 % of claim2013: 10.7 % of claim2014: 10.7 % of claim2015: 10.7 % of claim2016: 10.7 % of claim2017: 10.7 % of claim2018: 10.7 % of claim2019: 10.7 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in France is 10.7%, measured in 2019. 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 France peaked at 10.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2011.

France ranks 153rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in France, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim) in France, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 10.7%
2012 10.7% +0.0%
2013 10.7% +0.0%
2014 10.7% +0.0%
2015 10.7% +0.0%
2016 10.7% +0.0%
2017 10.7% +0.0%
2018 10.7% +0.0%
2019 10.7% +0.0%

Countries ranked near France

  1. 150 Montenegro 11.3% compare
  2. 151 Madagascar 11.0% compare
  3. 152 Cyprus 10.8% compare
  4. 153 Portugal 10.7% compare
  5. 155 Republic of Moldova 10.6% compare
  6. 156 San Marino 10.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in France?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in France was 10.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2011.
How does France rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
France ranks 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this France 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
Last refreshed

The attorney fees are the fees that plaintiff must advance to a local attorney in the standardized case, regardless of final reimbursement.