Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kuwait

Kuwait: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 18.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 191 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2014
All-time low
14.3%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kuwait, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 14.3 % of claim2004: 14.3 % of claim2005: 14.3 % of claim2006: 14.3 % of claim2007: 14.3 % of claim2008: 14.3 % of claim2009: 14.3 % of claim2010: 14.3 % of claim2011: 14.3 % of claim2012: 14.3 % of claim2013: 14.3 % of claim2014: 18.6 % of claim2015: 18.6 % of claim2016: 18.6 % of claim2017: 18.6 % of claim2018: 18.6 % of claim2019: 18.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Kuwait is 18.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Kuwait peaked at 18.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2003.

That places Kuwait 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Kuwait, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 14.3% —
2004 14.3% +0.0%
2005 14.3% +0.0%
2006 14.3% +0.0%
2007 14.3% +0.0%
2008 14.3% +0.0%
2009 14.3% +0.0%
2010 14.3% +0.0%
2011 14.3% +0.0%
2012 14.3% +0.0%
2013 14.3% +0.0%
2014 18.6% +30.1%
2015 18.6% +0.0%
2016 18.6% +0.0%
2017 18.6% +0.0%
2018 18.6% +0.0%
2019 18.6% +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 18.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 18.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.2%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 7
2010s 16.9% 14.3% 18.6% 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 158 Equatorial Guinea 19.5% compare
  2. 159 Poland 19.4% compare
  3. 160 Iran 19.3% compare
  4. 161 Bulgaria 18.6% compare
  5. 163 Azerbaijan 18.5% compare
  6. 163 Maldives 18.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Kuwait?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Kuwait was 18.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2003.
How does Kuwait rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Kuwait ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 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.