Enforcing contracts: Cost in Belgium
Belgium: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 18.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Belgium, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Belgium stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Belgium peaked at 18.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.7% | — |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 18.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 18.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Belgium?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Belgium was 18.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Belgium ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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
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.