Enforcing contracts: Cost in Eritrea

Eritrea: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 16.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
16.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
16.6%
in 2004
All-time low
16.6%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Eritrea, 2004–2019

0510152004201120192004: 16.6 % of claim2005: 16.6 % of claim2006: 16.6 % of claim2007: 16.6 % of claim2008: 16.6 % of claim2009: 16.6 % of claim2010: 16.6 % of claim2011: 16.6 % of claim2012: 16.6 % of claim2013: 16.6 % of claim2014: 16.6 % of claim2015: 16.6 % of claim2016: 16.6 % of claim2017: 16.6 % of claim2018: 16.6 % of claim2019: 16.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Eritrea is 16.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Eritrea peaked at 16.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2004.

Eritrea ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Eritrea, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2004 16.6% —
2005 16.6% +0.0%
2006 16.6% +0.0%
2007 16.6% +0.0%
2008 16.6% +0.0%
2009 16.6% +0.0%
2010 16.6% +0.0%
2011 16.6% +0.0%
2012 16.6% +0.0%
2013 16.6% +0.0%
2014 16.6% +0.0%
2015 16.6% +0.0%
2016 16.6% +0.0%
2017 16.6% +0.0%
2018 16.6% +0.0%
2019 16.6% +0.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 16.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.3%, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 16.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.6% 16.6% 16.6% 6
2010s 16.6% 16.6% 16.6% 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 169 Portugal 17.2% compare
  2. 169 Spain 17.2% compare
  3. 171 Thailand 16.9% compare
  4. 173 Russia 16.5% compare
  5. 174 Cyprus 16.4% compare
  6. 175 China 16.2% compare
  7. 175 Finland 16.2% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Eritrea?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Eritrea was 16.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Eritrea ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eritrea 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
191 places, 3,094 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.