Enforcing contracts: Cost in Algeria

Algeria: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 21.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2003
All-time low
21.8%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Algeria, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 23.8 % of claim2004: 23.8 % of claim2005: 23.8 % of claim2006: 23.8 % of claim2007: 23.8 % of claim2008: 23.8 % of claim2009: 23.8 % of claim2010: 23.8 % of claim2011: 23.8 % of claim2012: 23.8 % of claim2013: 23.8 % of claim2014: 21.8 % of claim2015: 21.8 % of claim2016: 21.8 % of claim2017: 21.8 % of claim2018: 21.8 % of claim2019: 21.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 21.8% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Algeria peaked at 23.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2014.

That places Algeria 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Algeria, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 23.8% —
2004 23.8% +0.0%
2005 23.8% +0.0%
2006 23.8% +0.0%
2007 23.8% +0.0%
2008 23.8% +0.0%
2009 23.8% +0.0%
2010 23.8% +0.0%
2011 23.8% +0.0%
2012 23.8% +0.0%
2013 23.8% +0.0%
2014 21.8% -8.4%
2015 21.8% +0.0%
2016 21.8% +0.0%
2017 21.8% +0.0%
2018 21.8% +0.0%
2019 21.8% +0.0%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 21.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 21.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.2%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.8% 23.8% 23.8% 7
2010s 22.6% 21.8% 23.8% 10

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 141 Canada 22.3% compare
  2. 142 Brazil 22.0% compare
  3. 142 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
  4. 144 Tunisia 21.8% compare
  5. 146 Qatar 21.6% compare
  6. 147 Malta 21.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Algeria?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Algeria was 21.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2014.
How does Algeria rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Algeria ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria 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
191 places, 3,094 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.