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
176th
of 188 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 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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. 174 Armenia 16.0% compare
  2. 175 Seychelles 15.4% compare
  3. 176 Croatia 15.2% compare
  4. 178 Oman 15.1% compare
  5. 179 Hungary 15.0% compare

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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 176th out of 188 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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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.