Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 22.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 191 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2012
All-time low
16.3%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in New Zealand, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 16.3 % of claim2012: 22 % of claim2013: 22 % of claim2014: 22 % of claim2015: 22 % of claim2016: 22 % of claim2017: 22 % of claim2018: 22 % of claim2019: 22 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in New Zealand stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in New Zealand peaked at 22.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2011.

New Zealand ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim) in New Zealand, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 16.3%
2012 22.0% +35.0%
2013 22.0% +0.0%
2014 22.0% +0.0%
2015 22.0% +0.0%
2016 22.0% +0.0%
2017 22.0% +0.0%
2018 22.0% +0.0%
2019 22.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 61 Angola 22.2% compare
  2. 62 Mexico 22.1% compare
  3. 62 Grenada 22.1% compare
  4. 64 India 22.0% compare
  5. 64 Kyrgyzstan 22.0% compare
  6. 64 Mauritius 22.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in New Zealand was 22.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2011.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
New Zealand ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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.