Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Italy

Italy: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 19.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 191 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2011
All-time low
15.0%
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Italy, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 21.8 % of claim2012: 21.8 % of claim2013: 15 % of claim2014: 15 % of claim2015: 15 % of claim2016: 19 % of claim2017: 19 % of claim2018: 19 % of claim2019: 19 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Italy is 19.0%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Italy peaked at 21.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2013.

Italy ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim) in Italy, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 21.8%
2012 21.8% +0.0%
2013 15.0% -31.2%
2014 15.0% +0.0%
2015 15.0% +0.0%
2016 19.0% +26.7%
2017 19.0% +0.0%
2018 19.0% +0.0%
2019 19.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 86 Hong Kong, China 19.5% compare
  2. 87 Togo 19.0% compare
  3. 89 Ireland 18.8% compare
  4. 90 Japan 18.5% compare
  5. 90 Australia 18.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Italy?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Italy was 19.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
How does Italy rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Italy ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.