Enforcing contracts: Cost in Myanmar

Myanmar: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 51.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
51.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 2012
All-time low
51.5%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Myanmar, 2012–2019

02040602012201520192012: 51.5 % of claim2013: 51.5 % of claim2014: 51.5 % of claim2015: 51.5 % of claim2016: 51.5 % of claim2017: 51.5 % of claim2018: 51.5 % of claim2019: 51.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Myanmar is 51.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Myanmar 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Myanmar, 2012 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2012 51.5% —
2013 51.5% +0.0%
2014 51.5% +0.0%
2015 51.5% +0.0%
2016 51.5% +0.0%
2017 51.5% +0.0%
2018 51.5% +0.0%
2019 51.5% +0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 51.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 51.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 19 Congo 53.2% compare
  2. 20 Niger 52.6% compare
  3. 21 Mali 52.0% compare
  4. 23 Jamaica 50.2% compare
  5. 24 Togo 47.5% compare
  6. 25 Kyrgyzstan 47.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Myanmar?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Myanmar was 51.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2012.
How does Myanmar rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Myanmar 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.