Enforcing contracts: Cost in Italy

Italy: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 27.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 2003
All-time low
23.6%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Italy, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 30.4 % of claim2004: 30.4 % of claim2005: 30.4 % of claim2006: 30.4 % of claim2007: 30.4 % of claim2008: 30.4 % of claim2009: 30.4 % of claim2010: 30.4 % of claim2011: 30.4 % of claim2012: 30.4 % of claim2013: 23.6 % of claim2014: 23.6 % of claim2015: 23.6 % of claim2016: 27.6 % of claim2017: 27.6 % of claim2018: 27.6 % of claim2019: 27.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Italy recorded 27.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Italy peaked at 30.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2013.

Italy ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.4% 30.4% 30.4% 7
2010s 27.2% 23.6% 30.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Italy?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Italy was 27.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2013.
How does Italy rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Italy ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.