Enforcing contracts: Cost in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 110.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
110.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
110.3%
in 2003
All-time low
110.3%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2019

02550751002003201120192003: 110.3 % of claim2004: 110.3 % of claim2005: 110.3 % of claim2006: 110.3 % of claim2007: 110.3 % of claim2008: 110.3 % of claim2009: 110.3 % of claim2010: 110.3 % of claim2011: 110.3 % of claim2012: 110.3 % of claim2013: 110.3 % of claim2014: 110.3 % of claim2015: 110.3 % of claim2016: 110.3 % of claim2017: 110.3 % of claim2018: 110.3 % of claim2019: 110.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Papua New Guinea is 110.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Papua New Guinea peaked at 110.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 110.3%, in 2003.

Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 110.3% 110.3% 110.3% 7
2010s 110.3% 110.3% 110.3% 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 1 Timor-Leste 163.2% compare
  2. 3 Cambodia 103.4% compare
  3. 4 Comoros 89.4% compare
  4. 5 Zimbabwe 83.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Papua New Guinea?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Papua New Guinea was 110.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 110.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 110.3% in 2003.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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
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.