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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Pakistan

Pakistan: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 20.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 188 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2003
All-time low
20.5%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Pakistan, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 23.8 % of claim2004: 23.8 % of claim2005: 23.8 % of claim2006: 23.8 % of claim2007: 23.8 % of claim2008: 23.8 % of claim2009: 23.8 % of claim2010: 23.8 % of claim2011: 23.8 % of claim2012: 23.8 % of claim2013: 20.5 % of claim2014: 20.5 % of claim2015: 20.5 % of claim2016: 20.5 % of claim2017: 20.5 % of claim2018: 20.5 % of claim2019: 20.5 % of claim

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 148th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.8% 23.8% 23.8% 7
2010s 21.5% 20.5% 23.8% 10

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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 148th out of 188 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

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.