Enforcing contracts: Cost in Benin

Benin: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 64.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
64.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
64.7%
in 2003
All-time low
64.7%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Benin, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 64.7 % of claim2004: 64.7 % of claim2005: 64.7 % of claim2006: 64.7 % of claim2007: 64.7 % of claim2008: 64.7 % of claim2009: 64.7 % of claim2010: 64.7 % of claim2011: 64.7 % of claim2012: 64.7 % of claim2013: 64.7 % of claim2014: 64.7 % of claim2015: 64.7 % of claim2016: 64.7 % of claim2017: 64.7 % of claim2018: 64.7 % of claim2019: 64.7 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Benin stood at 64.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Benin peaked at 64.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2003.

That places Benin 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Benin, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 64.7% —
2004 64.7% +0.0%
2005 64.7% +0.0%
2006 64.7% +0.0%
2007 64.7% +0.0%
2008 64.7% +0.0%
2009 64.7% +0.0%
2010 64.7% +0.0%
2011 64.7% +0.0%
2012 64.7% +0.0%
2013 64.7% +0.0%
2014 64.7% +0.0%
2015 64.7% +0.0%
2016 64.7% +0.0%
2017 64.7% +0.0%
2018 64.7% +0.0%
2019 64.7% +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 64.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 64.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.7% 64.7% 64.7% 7
2010s 64.7% 64.7% 64.7% 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 11 Malawi 69.1% compare
  2. 12 Bangladesh 66.8% compare
  3. 13 Micronesia (country) 66.0% compare
  4. 15 Rwanda 64.6% compare
  5. 16 Eswatini 56.1% compare
  6. 17 Vanuatu 56.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Benin?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Benin was 64.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2003.
How does Benin rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Benin ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin 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.