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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 188 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 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

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

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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 188 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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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.