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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
158th
of 188 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 158th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

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

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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 158th out of 188 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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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.