Enforcing contracts: Cost in Estonia
Estonia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 17.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Estonia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Estonia is 17.3%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Estonia peaked at 22.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2003.
Estonia ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.9% | — |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 17.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enforcing contracts: Cost in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.0% | 16.9% | 22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 22.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Estonia?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Estonia was 17.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2003.
- How does Estonia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Estonia ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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
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.