Enforcing contracts: Cost in Pakistan
Pakistan: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 20.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Pakistan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Pakistan is 20.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Pakistan peaked at 23.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2013.
That places Pakistan 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.8% | — |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 20.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 20.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.2%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Pakistan?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Pakistan was 20.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Pakistan ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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
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.