Enforcing contracts: Cost in Brazil

Brazil: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 22.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2016
All-time low
16.5%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Brazil, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 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: 16.5 % of claim2013: 20.7 % of claim2014: 20.7 % of claim2015: 20.7 % of claim2016: 22 % of claim2017: 22 % of claim2018: 22 % of claim2019: 22 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Brazil is 22.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Brazil peaked at 22.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Brazil, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 16.5% —
2004 16.5% +0.0%
2005 16.5% +0.0%
2006 16.5% +0.0%
2007 16.5% +0.0%
2008 16.5% +0.0%
2009 16.5% +0.0%
2010 16.5% +0.0%
2011 16.5% +0.0%
2012 16.5% +0.0%
2013 20.7% +25.5%
2014 20.7% +0.0%
2015 20.7% +0.0%
2016 22.0% +6.3%
2017 22.0% +0.0%
2018 22.0% +0.0%
2019 22.0% +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 22.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 22.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 7
2010s 20.0% 16.5% 22.0% 10

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 139 Argentina 22.5% compare
  2. 140 Greece 22.4% compare
  3. 141 Canada 22.3% compare
  4. 142 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
  5. 144 Algeria 21.8% compare
  6. 144 Tunisia 21.8% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Brazil?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Brazil was 22.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Brazil ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.