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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 23.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
23.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 191 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2011
All-time low
23.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Puerto Rico, 2011–2019

05101520252011201520192011: 23 % of claim2012: 23 % of claim2013: 23 % of claim2014: 23 % of claim2015: 23 % of claim2016: 23 % of claim2017: 23 % of claim2018: 23 % of claim2019: 23 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 23.0% for enforcing contracts: attorney fees in 2019. 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 23.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2011.

That places Puerto Rico 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Puerto Rico, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 23.0% —
2012 23.0% +0.0%
2013 23.0% +0.0%
2014 23.0% +0.0%
2015 23.0% +0.0%
2016 23.0% +0.0%
2017 23.0% +0.0%
2018 23.0% +0.0%
2019 23.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 52 Chad 23.5% compare
  2. 53 Sao Tome and Principe 23.4% compare
  3. 54 Colombia 23.2% compare
  4. 55 Bhutan 23.0% compare
  5. 55 Niger 23.0% compare
  6. 58 South Africa 22.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Puerto Rico was 23.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Puerto Rico ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
Last refreshed

The attorney fees are the fees that plaintiff must advance to a local attorney in the standardized case, regardless of final reimbursement.