Enforcing contracts: Cost in Ghana
Ghana: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Ghana stood at 23.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Ghana peaked at 23.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.0% | — |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 23.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 23.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Ghana?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Ghana was 23.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Ghana ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.