Enforcing contracts: Cost in Moldova

Moldova: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 28.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 188 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2011
All-time low
16.6%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Moldova, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 16.6 % of claim2004: 16.6 % of claim2005: 16.6 % of claim2006: 16.6 % of claim2007: 16.6 % of claim2008: 16.6 % of claim2009: 20.9 % of claim2010: 20.9 % of claim2011: 28.6 % of claim2012: 28.6 % of claim2013: 28.6 % of claim2014: 28.6 % of claim2015: 28.6 % of claim2016: 28.6 % of claim2017: 28.6 % of claim2018: 28.6 % of claim2019: 28.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 28.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Moldova peaked at 28.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2003.

Moldova ranks 87th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.2% 16.6% 20.9% 7
2010s 27.8% 20.9% 28.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Moldova?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Moldova was 28.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2003.
How does Moldova rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Moldova ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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.