Enforcing contracts: Cost in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
23.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 191 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2003
All-time low
23.6%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 23.6 % of claim2004: 23.6 % of claim2005: 23.6 % of claim2006: 23.6 % of claim2007: 23.6 % of claim2008: 23.6 % of claim2009: 23.6 % of claim2010: 23.6 % of claim2011: 23.6 % of claim2012: 23.6 % of claim2013: 23.6 % of claim2014: 23.6 % of claim2015: 23.6 % of claim2016: 23.6 % of claim2017: 23.6 % of claim2018: 23.6 % of claim2019: 23.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 23.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Hong Kong, China peaked at 23.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2003.

That places Hong Kong, China 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Hong Kong, China, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 23.6%
2004 23.6% +0.0%
2005 23.6% +0.0%
2006 23.6% +0.0%
2007 23.6% +0.0%
2008 23.6% +0.0%
2009 23.6% +0.0%
2010 23.6% +0.0%
2011 23.6% +0.0%
2012 23.6% +0.0%
2013 23.6% +0.0%
2014 23.6% +0.0%
2015 23.6% +0.0%
2016 23.6% +0.0%
2017 23.6% +0.0%
2018 23.6% +0.0%
2019 23.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 7
2010s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 123 Costa Rica 24.3% compare
  2. 124 Switzerland 24.0% compare
  3. 125 Netherlands 23.9% compare
  4. 126 Lithuania 23.6% compare
  5. 128 Japan 23.4% compare
  6. 128 Belarus 23.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Hong Kong, China?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Hong Kong, China was 23.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2003.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Hong Kong, China ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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
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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.