Enforcing contracts: Cost in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 37.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Malaysia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Malaysia is 37.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Malaysia peaked at 37.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2003.
That places Malaysia 49th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.5% | — |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 37.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 37.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 27.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Malaysia?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Malaysia was 37.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.