Enforcing contracts: Cost in Barbados

Barbados: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 19.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
19.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2011
All-time low
19.7%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Barbados, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 19.7 % of claim2012: 19.7 % of claim2013: 19.7 % of claim2014: 19.7 % of claim2015: 19.7 % of claim2016: 19.7 % of claim2017: 19.7 % of claim2018: 19.7 % of claim2019: 19.7 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Barbados is 19.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Barbados peaked at 19.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2011.

Barbados ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Barbados, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 19.7% —
2012 19.7% +0.0%
2013 19.7% +0.0%
2014 19.7% +0.0%
2015 19.7% +0.0%
2016 19.7% +0.0%
2017 19.7% +0.0%
2018 19.7% +0.0%
2019 19.7% +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 19.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 87% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 19.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 154 Gambia 20.4% compare
  2. 155 Cape Verde 19.8% compare
  3. 155 Sudan 19.8% compare
  4. 158 Equatorial Guinea 19.5% compare
  5. 159 Poland 19.4% compare
  6. 160 Iran 19.3% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Barbados?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Barbados was 19.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2011.
How does Barbados rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Barbados ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados 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.