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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Germany

Germany: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 6.6% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
6.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2011
All-time low
6.6%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Germany, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 6.6 % of claim2012: 6.6 % of claim2013: 6.6 % of claim2014: 6.6 % of claim2015: 6.6 % of claim2016: 6.6 % of claim2017: 6.6 % of claim2018: 6.6 % of claim2019: 6.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Germany recorded 6.6% for enforcing contracts: attorney fees 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 Germany peaked at 6.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2011.

Germany ranks 187th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 185 Romania 7.7% compare
  2. 186 Slovenia 7.6% compare
  3. 188 Iceland 5.9% compare
  4. 189 Denmark 5.0% compare
  5. 189 Hungary 5.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Germany?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Germany was 6.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Germany ranks 187th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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.