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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kenya

Kenya: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 41.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 188 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2009
All-time low
28.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kenya, 2003–2019

0102030402003201120192003: 28.8 % of claim2004: 28.8 % of claim2005: 28.8 % of claim2006: 28.8 % of claim2007: 28.8 % of claim2008: 28.8 % of claim2009: 41.8 % of claim2010: 41.8 % of claim2011: 41.8 % of claim2012: 41.8 % of claim2013: 41.8 % of claim2014: 41.8 % of claim2015: 41.8 % of claim2016: 41.8 % of claim2017: 41.8 % of claim2018: 41.8 % of claim2019: 41.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 41.8% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Kenya peaked at 41.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2003.

Kenya ranks 38th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.7% 28.8% 41.8% 7
2010s 41.8% 41.8% 41.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Kenya?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Kenya was 41.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2003.
How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Kenya ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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.