Enforcing contracts: Cost in Colombia

Colombia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 45.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
45.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 188 countries
All-time high
47.9%
in 2003
All-time low
45.8%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Colombia, 2003–2019

010203040502003201120192003: 47.9 % of claim2004: 47.9 % of claim2005: 47.9 % of claim2006: 47.9 % of claim2007: 47.9 % of claim2008: 47.9 % of claim2009: 47.9 % of claim2010: 47.9 % of claim2011: 47.9 % of claim2012: 47.9 % of claim2013: 47.9 % of claim2014: 45.8 % of claim2015: 45.8 % of claim2016: 45.8 % of claim2017: 45.8 % of claim2018: 45.8 % of claim2019: 45.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Colombia is 45.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Colombia peaked at 47.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2014.

That places Colombia 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.9% 47.9% 47.9% 7
2010s 46.6% 45.8% 47.9% 10

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Kyrgyzstan 47.0% compare
  2. 26 Cameroon 46.6% compare
  3. 27 Ukraine 46.3% compare
  4. 29 Chad 45.7% compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom 45.7% compare
  6. 31 Sao Tome and Principe 45.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Colombia?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Colombia was 45.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2014.
How does Colombia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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.