Enforcing contracts: Cost in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 29.0% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
29.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 190 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2004
All-time low
29.0%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 2004–2019

01020302004201120192004: 29 % of claim2005: 29 % of claim2006: 29 % of claim2007: 29 % of claim2008: 29 % of claim2009: 29 % of claim2010: 29 % of claim2011: 29 % of claim2012: 29 % of claim2013: 29 % of claim2014: 29 % of claim2015: 29 % of claim2016: 29 % of claim2017: 29 % of claim2018: 29 % of claim2019: 29 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of recorded 29.0% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 29.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2004.

That places Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.0% 29.0% 29.0% 6
2010s 29.0% 29.0% 29.0% 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

  1. 85 Syrian Arab Republic 29.3% compare
  2. 86 Vietnam 29.0% compare
  3. 88 Bahamas, The 28.9% compare
  4. 89 Moldova 28.6% compare
  5. 89 North Macedonia, Republic of 28.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 29.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2004.
How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The cost to enforce contracts is recorded as a percentage of the claim value, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita or $5,000, whichever is greater. Three types of costs are recorded: average attorney fees, court costs and enforcement costs. Bribes are not taken into account.