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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 22.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
22.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 191 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2011
All-time low
22.6%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in South Africa, 2011–2019

05101520252011201520192011: 22.6 % of claim2012: 22.6 % of claim2013: 22.6 % of claim2014: 22.6 % of claim2015: 22.6 % of claim2016: 22.6 % of claim2017: 22.6 % of claim2018: 22.6 % of claim2019: 22.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 22.6% 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 South Africa peaked at 22.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2011.

That places South Africa 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in South Africa, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 22.6% —
2012 22.6% +0.0%
2013 22.6% +0.0%
2014 22.6% +0.0%
2015 22.6% +0.0%
2016 22.6% +0.0%
2017 22.6% +0.0%
2018 22.6% +0.0%
2019 22.6% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in South Africa?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in South Africa was 22.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2011.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
South Africa ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.