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Enforcing contracts: Cost in China

China: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 16.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2013
All-time low
11.1%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in China, 2003–2019

0510152003201120192003: 11.1 % of claim2004: 11.1 % of claim2005: 11.1 % of claim2006: 15.1 % of claim2007: 15.1 % of claim2008: 15.1 % of claim2009: 15.1 % of claim2010: 15.1 % of claim2011: 15.1 % of claim2012: 15.1 % of claim2013: 16.2 % of claim2014: 16.2 % of claim2015: 16.2 % of claim2016: 16.2 % of claim2017: 16.2 % of claim2018: 16.2 % of claim2019: 16.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

China recorded 16.2% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in China peaked at 16.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2003.

China ranks 172nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 11.1% 15.1% 7
2010s 15.9% 15.1% 16.2% 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 169 Eritrea 16.6% compare
  2. 170 Russia 16.5% compare
  3. 171 Cyprus 16.4% compare
  4. 172 Finland 16.2% compare
  5. 174 Armenia 16.0% compare
  6. 175 Seychelles 15.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in China?
Enforcing contracts: cost in China was 16.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2003.
How does China rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
China ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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.