Enforcing contracts: Cost in Iceland

Iceland: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 9.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2010
All-time low
7.7%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Iceland, 2004–2019

02468102004201120192004: 7.7 % of claim2005: 7.7 % of claim2006: 7.7 % of claim2007: 7.7 % of claim2008: 7.8 % of claim2009: 7.8 % of claim2010: 9 % of claim2011: 9 % of claim2012: 9 % of claim2013: 9 % of claim2014: 9 % of claim2015: 9 % of claim2016: 9 % of claim2017: 9 % of claim2018: 9 % of claim2019: 9 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Iceland stood at 9.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Iceland peaked at 9.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2004.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.7% 7.7% 7.8% 6
2010s 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Iceland?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Iceland was 9.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2004.
How does Iceland rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Iceland ranks 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.