Enforcing contracts: Cost in Iran

Iran: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 19.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 191 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2016
All-time low
17.0%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Iran, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 17 % of claim2004: 17 % of claim2005: 17 % of claim2006: 17 % of claim2007: 17 % of claim2008: 17 % of claim2009: 17 % of claim2010: 17 % of claim2011: 17 % of claim2012: 17 % of claim2013: 17 % of claim2014: 17 % of claim2015: 17 % of claim2016: 19.3 % of claim2017: 19.3 % of claim2018: 19.3 % of claim2019: 19.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Iran is 19.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Iran peaked at 19.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2003.

Iran ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Iran, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 17.0% —
2004 17.0% +0.0%
2005 17.0% +0.0%
2006 17.0% +0.0%
2007 17.0% +0.0%
2008 17.0% +0.0%
2009 17.0% +0.0%
2010 17.0% +0.0%
2011 17.0% +0.0%
2012 17.0% +0.0%
2013 17.0% +0.0%
2014 17.0% +0.0%
2015 17.0% +0.0%
2016 19.3% +13.5%
2017 19.3% +0.0%
2018 19.3% +0.0%
2019 19.3% +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 19.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 19.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.2%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.0% 17.0% 17.0% 7
2010s 17.9% 17.0% 19.3% 10

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 157 Barbados 19.7% compare
  2. 158 Equatorial Guinea 19.5% compare
  3. 159 Poland 19.4% compare
  4. 161 Bulgaria 18.6% compare
  5. 161 Kuwait 18.6% compare
  6. 163 Azerbaijan 18.5% compare
  7. 163 Maldives 18.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Iran?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Iran was 19.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2003.
How does Iran rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Iran ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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.