Enforcing contracts: Cost in Niger

Niger: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 52.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
52.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.6%
in 2003
All-time low
52.6%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Niger, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 59.6 % of claim2004: 59.6 % of claim2005: 59.6 % of claim2006: 59.6 % of claim2007: 59.6 % of claim2008: 59.6 % of claim2009: 59.6 % of claim2010: 59.6 % of claim2011: 59.6 % of claim2012: 59.6 % of claim2013: 52.6 % of claim2014: 52.6 % of claim2015: 52.6 % of claim2016: 52.6 % of claim2017: 52.6 % of claim2018: 52.6 % of claim2019: 52.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Niger stood at 52.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Niger peaked at 59.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2013.

That places Niger 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Niger, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 59.6% —
2004 59.6% +0.0%
2005 59.6% +0.0%
2006 59.6% +0.0%
2007 59.6% +0.0%
2008 59.6% +0.0%
2009 59.6% +0.0%
2010 59.6% +0.0%
2011 59.6% +0.0%
2012 59.6% +0.0%
2013 52.6% -11.7%
2014 52.6% +0.0%
2015 52.6% +0.0%
2016 52.6% +0.0%
2017 52.6% +0.0%
2018 52.6% +0.0%
2019 52.6% +0.0%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 52.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 52.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.6% 59.6% 59.6% 7
2010s 54.7% 52.6% 59.6% 10

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 17 Vanuatu 56.0% compare
  2. 18 Mozambique 53.3% compare
  3. 19 Congo 53.2% compare
  4. 21 Mali 52.0% compare
  5. 22 Myanmar 51.5% compare
  6. 23 Jamaica 50.2% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Niger?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Niger was 52.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2013.
How does Niger rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Niger ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger 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.