Enforcing contracts: Cost in Denmark

Denmark: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
23.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 188 countries
All-time high
24.6%
in 2003
All-time low
23.3%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Denmark, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 24.6 % of claim2004: 24.6 % of claim2005: 23.3 % of claim2006: 23.3 % of claim2007: 23.3 % of claim2008: 23.3 % of claim2009: 23.3 % of claim2010: 23.3 % of claim2011: 23.3 % of claim2012: 23.3 % of claim2013: 23.3 % of claim2014: 23.3 % of claim2015: 23.3 % of claim2016: 23.3 % of claim2017: 23.3 % of claim2018: 23.3 % of claim2019: 23.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Denmark is 23.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Denmark peaked at 24.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2005.

Denmark ranks 127th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.7% 23.3% 24.6% 7
2010s 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 10

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 125 Japan 23.4% compare
  2. 125 Belarus 23.4% compare
  3. 128 Australia 23.2% compare
  4. 128 Mauritania 23.2% compare
  5. 128 Uruguay 23.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Denmark?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Denmark was 23.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2005.
How does Denmark rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Denmark ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark 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.