Enforcing contracts: Cost in Latvia
Latvia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Latvia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Latvia is 23.1%, measured 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 Latvia peaked at 23.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2005.
That places Latvia 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.7% | — |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +44.4% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 23.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 23.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.0% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Latvia?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Latvia was 23.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Latvia ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.