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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Kenya

Kenya: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 27.5% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
27.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 190 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2011
All-time low
13.0%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Kenya, 2011–2019

01020302011201520192011: 27.5 % of claim2012: 13 % of claim2013: 27.5 % of claim2014: 27.5 % of claim2015: 27.5 % of claim2016: 27.5 % of claim2017: 27.5 % of claim2018: 27.5 % of claim2019: 27.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 27.5% for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in 2019. 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 Kenya peaked at 27.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2012.

That places Kenya 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.9% compare
  2. 35 Palau 27.0% compare
  3. 36 Marshall Islands 26.2% compare
  4. 37 Kosovo 25.2% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Kenya?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Kenya was 27.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2012.
How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Kenya ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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.