Enforcing contracts: Cost in Latvia

Latvia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 23.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 191 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2009
All-time low
16.0%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Latvia, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 16.7 % of claim2004: 16.7 % of claim2005: 16 % of claim2006: 16 % of claim2007: 16 % of claim2008: 16 % of claim2009: 23.1 % of claim2010: 23.1 % of claim2011: 23.1 % of claim2012: 23.1 % of claim2013: 23.1 % of claim2014: 23.1 % of claim2015: 23.1 % of claim2016: 23.1 % of claim2017: 23.1 % of claim2018: 23.1 % of claim2019: 23.1 % of claim

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Latvia, 2003 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.2% 16.0% 23.1% 7
2010s 23.1% 23.1% 23.1% 10

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 131 Australia 23.2% compare
  2. 131 Mauritania 23.2% compare
  3. 131 Uruguay 23.2% compare
  4. 134 Bhutan 23.1% compare
  5. 136 Ghana 23.0% compare
  6. 137 Mongolia 22.9% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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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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.