Enforcing contracts: Cost in Japan
Japan: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Japan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Japan is 23.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Japan peaked at 32.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2013.
That places Japan 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.2% | — |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 23.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 23.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Japan?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Japan was 23.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Japan ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.