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Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 20.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2011
All-time low
20.2%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Sri Lanka, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 20.2 % of claim2012: 20.2 % of claim2013: 20.2 % of claim2014: 20.2 % of claim2015: 20.2 % of claim2016: 20.2 % of claim2017: 20.2 % of claim2018: 20.2 % of claim2019: 20.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Sri Lanka stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 20.2% —
2012 20.2% +0.0%
2013 20.2% +0.0%
2014 20.2% +0.0%
2015 20.2% +0.0%
2016 20.2% +0.0%
2017 20.2% +0.0%
2018 20.2% +0.0%
2019 20.2% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Sri Lanka?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Sri Lanka was 20.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.