Enforcing contracts: Cost in Cameroon

Cameroon: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 46.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
46.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 191 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 2003
All-time low
46.6%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Cameroon, 2003–2019

010203040502003201120192003: 46.6 % of claim2004: 46.6 % of claim2005: 46.6 % of claim2006: 46.6 % of claim2007: 46.6 % of claim2008: 46.6 % of claim2009: 46.6 % of claim2010: 46.6 % of claim2011: 46.6 % of claim2012: 46.6 % of claim2013: 46.6 % of claim2014: 46.6 % of claim2015: 46.6 % of claim2016: 46.6 % of claim2017: 46.6 % of claim2018: 46.6 % of claim2019: 46.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 46.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. 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 Cameroon peaked at 46.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2003.

Cameroon ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Cameroon, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 46.6% —
2004 46.6% +0.0%
2005 46.6% +0.0%
2006 46.6% +0.0%
2007 46.6% +0.0%
2008 46.6% +0.0%
2009 46.6% +0.0%
2010 46.6% +0.0%
2011 46.6% +0.0%
2012 46.6% +0.0%
2013 46.6% +0.0%
2014 46.6% +0.0%
2015 46.6% +0.0%
2016 46.6% +0.0%
2017 46.6% +0.0%
2018 46.6% +0.0%
2019 46.6% +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 46.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 46.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.6% 46.6% 46.6% 7
2010s 46.6% 46.6% 46.6% 10

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 23 Jamaica 50.2% compare
  2. 24 Togo 47.5% compare
  3. 25 Kyrgyzstan 47.0% compare
  4. 27 Ukraine 46.3% compare
  5. 28 Colombia 45.8% compare
  6. 29 Chad 45.7% compare
  7. 29 United Kingdom 45.7% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Cameroon?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Cameroon was 46.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2003.
How does Cameroon rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Cameroon ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon 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.