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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Japan

Japan: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 18.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 190 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2011
All-time low
18.5%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Japan, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 18.5 % of claim2012: 18.5 % of claim2013: 18.5 % of claim2014: 18.5 % of claim2015: 18.5 % of claim2016: 18.5 % of claim2017: 18.5 % of claim2018: 18.5 % of claim2019: 18.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Japan stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Japan peaked at 18.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2011.

That places Japan 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Japan, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 18.5% —
2012 18.5% +0.0%
2013 18.5% +0.0%
2014 18.5% +0.0%
2015 18.5% +0.0%
2016 18.5% +0.0%
2017 18.5% +0.0%
2018 18.5% +0.0%
2019 18.5% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 86 Italy 19.0% compare
  2. 86 Togo 19.0% compare
  3. 88 Ireland 18.8% compare
  4. 89 Australia 18.5% compare
  5. 91 Bahamas 18.0% compare
  6. 91 Egypt 18.0% compare
  7. 91 Georgia 18.0% compare
  8. 91 Israel 18.0% compare
  9. 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Japan?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Japan was 18.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2011.
How does Japan rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Japan ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan 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.