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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Malta

Malta: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 21.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
21.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 188 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2011
All-time low
21.5%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Malta, 2011–2019

051015202011201520192011: 21.5 % of claim2012: 21.5 % of claim2013: 21.5 % of claim2014: 21.5 % of claim2015: 21.5 % of claim2016: 21.5 % of claim2017: 21.5 % of claim2018: 21.5 % of claim2019: 21.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Malta is 21.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Malta peaked at 21.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2011.

That places Malta 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 141 Algeria 21.8% compare
  2. 141 Tunisia 21.8% compare
  3. 143 Qatar 21.6% compare
  4. 145 Somalia 21.4% compare
  5. 146 United Arab Emirates 21.0% compare
  6. 147 Austria 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Malta?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Malta was 21.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2011.
How does Malta rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Malta ranks 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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

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.