Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 30.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2013
All-time low
20.2%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Malaysia, 2011–2019

01020302011201520192011: 20.2 % of claim2012: 20.2 % of claim2013: 30 % of claim2014: 30 % of claim2015: 30 % of claim2016: 30 % of claim2017: 30 % of claim2018: 30 % of claim2019: 30 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 30.0% for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Malaysia peaked at 30.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2011.

That places Malaysia 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim) in Malaysia, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 20.2%
2012 20.2% +0.0%
2013 30.0% +48.5%
2014 30.0% +0.0%
2015 30.0% +0.0%
2016 30.0% +0.0%
2017 30.0% +0.0%
2018 30.0% +0.0%
2019 30.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 20 Central African Republic 31.3% compare
  2. 21 Trinidad and Tobago 30.4% compare
  3. 22 Comoros 30.1% compare
  4. 23 Brunei Darussalam 30.0% compare
  5. 23 Mali 30.0% compare
  6. 23 Peru 30.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Malaysia?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Malaysia was 30.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.