Enforcing contracts: Cost in Estonia

Estonia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 17.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
17.3%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
165th
of 188 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2009
All-time low
16.9%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Estonia, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 16.9 % of claim2004: 16.9 % of claim2005: 16.9 % of claim2006: 16.9 % of claim2007: 16.9 % of claim2008: 16.9 % of claim2009: 22.3 % of claim2010: 22.3 % of claim2011: 22.3 % of claim2012: 22.3 % of claim2013: 21.9 % of claim2014: 20.3 % of claim2015: 19.2 % of claim2016: 18.6 % of claim2017: 18.1 % of claim2018: 17.9 % of claim2019: 17.3 % of claim

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 165th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.7% 16.9% 22.3% 7
2010s 20.0% 17.3% 22.3% 10

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 162 Taiwan 18.3% compare
  2. 163 Belgium 18.0% compare
  3. 164 France 17.4% compare
  4. 166 Portugal 17.2% compare
  5. 166 Spain 17.2% compare
  6. 168 Thailand 16.9% compare

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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 165th out of 188 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

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.