Enforcing contracts: Cost in Jamaica
Jamaica: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 50.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Jamaica, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 50.2% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Jamaica peaked at 50.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2003.
Jamaica ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.0% | — |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 50.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 50.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Jamaica?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Jamaica was 50.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.