Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kuwait
Kuwait: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 18.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Kuwait, 2003–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
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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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.