Enforcing contracts: Cost in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 80.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
80.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
151.8%
in 2003
All-time low
80.6%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019

0501001502003201120192003: 151.8 % of claim2004: 151.8 % of claim2005: 151.8 % of claim2006: 151.8 % of claim2007: 151.8 % of claim2008: 151.8 % of claim2009: 151.8 % of claim2010: 151.8 % of claim2011: 151.8 % of claim2012: 147.6 % of claim2013: 80.6 % of claim2014: 80.6 % of claim2015: 80.6 % of claim2016: 80.6 % of claim2017: 80.6 % of claim2018: 80.6 % of claim2019: 80.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Democratic Republic of Congo is 80.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 151.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2013.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 151.8% 151.8% 151.8% 7
2010s 101.5% 80.6% 151.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Democratic Republic of Congo was 80.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 151.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2013.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.