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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 24.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
24.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2003
All-time low
24.3%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Costa Rica, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 24.3 % of claim2004: 24.3 % of claim2005: 24.3 % of claim2006: 24.3 % of claim2007: 24.3 % of claim2008: 24.3 % of claim2009: 24.3 % of claim2010: 24.3 % of claim2011: 24.3 % of claim2012: 24.3 % of claim2013: 24.3 % of claim2014: 24.3 % of claim2015: 24.3 % of claim2016: 24.3 % of claim2017: 24.3 % of claim2018: 24.3 % of claim2019: 24.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Costa Rica stood at 24.3%. 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 Costa Rica peaked at 24.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2003.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.3% 24.3% 24.3% 7
2010s 24.3% 24.3% 24.3% 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 120 Türkiye 24.9% compare
  2. 121 Samoa 24.4% compare
  3. 123 Switzerland 24.0% compare
  4. 124 Netherlands 23.9% compare
  5. 125 Hong Kong (China) 23.6% compare
  6. 125 Lithuania 23.6% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Costa Rica was 24.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
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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.