Enforcing contracts: Cost in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 18.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 188 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2003
All-time low
18.6%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Bulgaria, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 18.6 % of claim2004: 18.6 % of claim2005: 18.6 % of claim2006: 18.6 % of claim2007: 18.6 % of claim2008: 18.6 % of claim2009: 18.6 % of claim2010: 18.6 % of claim2011: 18.6 % of claim2012: 18.6 % of claim2013: 18.6 % of claim2014: 18.6 % of claim2015: 18.6 % of claim2016: 18.6 % of claim2017: 18.6 % of claim2018: 18.6 % of claim2019: 18.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 18.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Bulgaria peaked at 18.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2003.

That places Bulgaria 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.6% 18.6% 18.6% 7
2010s 18.6% 18.6% 18.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Bulgaria?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Bulgaria was 18.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Bulgaria ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria 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

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 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.