Enforcing contracts: Cost in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 27.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
27.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 191 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2012
All-time low
22.0%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in New Zealand, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 22 % of claim2004: 22 % of claim2005: 22 % of claim2006: 22 % of claim2007: 22 % of claim2008: 22 % of claim2009: 22.4 % of claim2010: 22.4 % of claim2011: 22.4 % of claim2012: 27.2 % of claim2013: 27.2 % of claim2014: 27.2 % of claim2015: 27.2 % of claim2016: 27.2 % of claim2017: 27.2 % of claim2018: 27.2 % of claim2019: 27.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in New Zealand stood at 27.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in New Zealand peaked at 27.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2003.

New Zealand ranks 99th of 191 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.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in New Zealand, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 22.0%
2004 22.0% +0.0%
2005 22.0% +0.0%
2006 22.0% +0.0%
2007 22.0% +0.0%
2008 22.0% +0.0%
2009 22.4% +1.8%
2010 22.4% +0.0%
2011 22.4% +0.0%
2012 27.2% +21.4%
2013 27.2% +0.0%
2014 27.2% +0.0%
2015 27.2% +0.0%
2016 27.2% +0.0%
2017 27.2% +0.0%
2018 27.2% +0.0%
2019 27.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.1% 22.0% 22.4% 7
2010s 26.2% 22.4% 27.2% 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 96 Belize 27.5% compare
  2. 96 Saudi Arabia 27.5% compare
  3. 98 Nepal 27.3% compare
  4. 99 Ecuador 27.2% compare
  5. 101 Antigua and Barbuda 27.1% compare
  6. 102 Guyana 27.0% compare
  7. 102 Libya 27.0% compare
  8. 102 Palestine, State of 27.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: cost in New Zealand was 27.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
New Zealand ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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
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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.