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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Japan

Japan: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 188 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2003
All-time low
23.4%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Japan, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 32.2 % of claim2004: 32.2 % of claim2005: 32.2 % of claim2006: 32.2 % of claim2007: 32.2 % of claim2008: 32.2 % of claim2009: 32.2 % of claim2010: 32.2 % of claim2011: 32.2 % of claim2012: 32.2 % of claim2013: 23.4 % of claim2014: 23.4 % of claim2015: 23.4 % of claim2016: 23.4 % of claim2017: 23.4 % of claim2018: 23.4 % of claim2019: 23.4 % of claim

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 125th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.2% 32.2% 32.2% 7
2010s 26.0% 23.4% 32.2% 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 122 Netherlands 23.9% compare
  2. 123 Hong Kong 23.6% compare
  3. 123 Lithuania 23.6% compare
  4. 125 Belarus 23.4% compare
  5. 127 Denmark 23.3% compare
  6. 128 Australia 23.2% compare
  7. 128 Mauritania 23.2% compare
  8. 128 Uruguay 23.2% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Japan

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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 125th out of 188 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

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.