Enforcing contracts: Cost in Palau
Palau: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 35.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Palau, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Palau stood at 35.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Palau peaked at 35.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2003.
Palau ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.3% | — |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 35.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 35.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Palau?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Palau was 35.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2003.
- How does Palau rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Palau ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.