Enforcing contracts: Cost in Liberia

Liberia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 35.0% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
35.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 190 countries
All-time high
35.0%
in 2006
All-time low
35.0%
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Liberia, 2006–2019

0102030402006201220192006: 35 % of claim2007: 35 % of claim2008: 35 % of claim2009: 35 % of claim2010: 35 % of claim2011: 35 % of claim2012: 35 % of claim2013: 35 % of claim2014: 35 % of claim2015: 35 % of claim2016: 35 % of claim2017: 35 % of claim2018: 35 % of claim2019: 35 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Liberia is 35.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Liberia peaked at 35.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2006.

Liberia ranks 59th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 4
2010s 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 57 Namibia 35.8% compare
  2. 58 Palau 35.3% compare
  3. 60 Kosovo 34.4% compare
  4. 61 Gabon 34.3% compare
  5. 62 Djibouti 34.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Liberia

All data for Liberia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Liberia?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Liberia was 35.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2006.
How does Liberia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Liberia ranks 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Liberia 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
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.