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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Portugal

Portugal: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 10.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 191 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2012
All-time low
10.6%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Portugal, 2011–2019

02.557.5102011201520192011: 10.6 % of claim2012: 10.7 % of claim2013: 10.7 % of claim2014: 10.7 % of claim2015: 10.7 % of claim2016: 10.7 % of claim2017: 10.7 % of claim2018: 10.7 % of claim2019: 10.7 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Portugal is 10.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Portugal peaked at 10.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2011.

Portugal ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Portugal, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 10.6% —
2012 10.7% +0.9%
2013 10.7% +0.0%
2014 10.7% +0.0%
2015 10.7% +0.0%
2016 10.7% +0.0%
2017 10.7% +0.0%
2018 10.7% +0.0%
2019 10.7% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 151 Montenegro 11.3% compare
  2. 152 Madagascar 11.0% compare
  3. 153 Cyprus 10.8% compare
  4. 154 France 10.7% compare
  5. 156 Moldova 10.6% compare
  6. 157 San Marino 10.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Portugal?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Portugal was 10.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2011.
How does Portugal rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Portugal ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.