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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Argentina

Argentina: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 22.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 188 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2014
All-time low
16.5%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Argentina, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 16.5 % of claim2004: 16.5 % of claim2005: 16.5 % of claim2006: 16.5 % of claim2007: 16.5 % of claim2008: 16.5 % of claim2009: 16.5 % of claim2010: 16.5 % of claim2011: 16.5 % of claim2012: 18.5 % of claim2013: 20.5 % of claim2014: 22.5 % of claim2015: 22.5 % of claim2016: 22.5 % of claim2017: 22.5 % of claim2018: 22.5 % of claim2019: 22.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 22.5% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Argentina peaked at 22.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2003.

That places Argentina 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 7
2010s 20.7% 16.5% 22.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Argentina?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Argentina was 22.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2003.
How does Argentina rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Argentina ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina 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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About this data

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.