Enforcing contracts: Cost in Armenia

Armenia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 16.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 191 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2003
All-time low
16.0%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Armenia, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 21 % of claim2004: 21 % of claim2005: 21 % of claim2006: 21 % of claim2007: 21 % of claim2008: 21 % of claim2009: 21 % of claim2010: 21 % of claim2011: 21 % of claim2012: 21 % of claim2013: 16 % of claim2014: 16 % of claim2015: 16 % of claim2016: 16 % of claim2017: 16 % of claim2018: 16 % of claim2019: 16 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Armenia stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Armenia peaked at 21.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2013.

That places Armenia 177th 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 Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Armenia, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 21.0% —
2004 21.0% +0.0%
2005 21.0% +0.0%
2006 21.0% +0.0%
2007 21.0% +0.0%
2008 21.0% +0.0%
2009 21.0% +0.0%
2010 21.0% +0.0%
2011 21.0% +0.0%
2012 21.0% +0.0%
2013 16.0% -23.8%
2014 16.0% +0.0%
2015 16.0% +0.0%
2016 16.0% +0.0%
2017 16.0% +0.0%
2018 16.0% +0.0%
2019 16.0% +0.0%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 16.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 16.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 21.0% 21.0% 7
2010s 17.5% 16.0% 21.0% 10

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 174 Cyprus 16.4% compare
  2. 175 China 16.2% compare
  3. 175 Finland 16.2% compare
  4. 178 Seychelles 15.4% compare
  5. 179 Croatia 15.2% compare
  6. 179 Ethiopia 15.2% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Armenia?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Armenia was 16.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2013.
How does Armenia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Armenia ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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.