Enforcing contracts: Cost in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 15.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
15.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 191 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2003
All-time low
15.2%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Ethiopia, 2003–2019

0510152003201120192003: 15.2 % of claim2004: 15.2 % of claim2005: 15.2 % of claim2006: 15.2 % of claim2007: 15.2 % of claim2008: 15.2 % of claim2009: 15.2 % of claim2010: 15.2 % of claim2011: 15.2 % of claim2012: 15.2 % of claim2013: 15.2 % of claim2014: 15.2 % of claim2015: 15.2 % of claim2016: 15.2 % of claim2017: 15.2 % of claim2018: 15.2 % of claim2019: 15.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 15.2% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. 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 Ethiopia peaked at 15.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2003.

Ethiopia ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 15.2% —
2004 15.2% +0.0%
2005 15.2% +0.0%
2006 15.2% +0.0%
2007 15.2% +0.0%
2008 15.2% +0.0%
2009 15.2% +0.0%
2010 15.2% +0.0%
2011 15.2% +0.0%
2012 15.2% +0.0%
2013 15.2% +0.0%
2014 15.2% +0.0%
2015 15.2% +0.0%
2016 15.2% +0.0%
2017 15.2% +0.0%
2018 15.2% +0.0%
2019 15.2% +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 15.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.3%, 44% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 15.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.2% 15.2% 15.2% 7
2010s 15.2% 15.2% 15.2% 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 177 Armenia 16.0% compare
  2. 178 Seychelles 15.4% compare
  3. 179 Croatia 15.2% compare
  4. 181 Oman 15.1% compare
  5. 182 Hungary 15.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Ethiopia?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Ethiopia was 15.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Ethiopia ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
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.