Enforcing contracts: Cost in Paraguay

Paraguay: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2003
All-time low
30.0%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Paraguay, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 30 % of claim2004: 30 % of claim2005: 30 % of claim2006: 30 % of claim2007: 30 % of claim2008: 30 % of claim2009: 30 % of claim2010: 30 % of claim2011: 30 % of claim2012: 30 % of claim2013: 30 % of claim2014: 30 % of claim2015: 30 % of claim2016: 30 % of claim2017: 30 % of claim2018: 30 % of claim2019: 30 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Paraguay stood at 30.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Paraguay peaked at 30.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2003.

That places Paraguay 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Paraguay, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 30.0% —
2004 30.0% +0.0%
2005 30.0% +0.0%
2006 30.0% +0.0%
2007 30.0% +0.0%
2008 30.0% +0.0%
2009 30.0% +0.0%
2010 30.0% +0.0%
2011 30.0% +0.0%
2012 30.0% +0.0%
2013 30.0% +0.0%
2014 30.0% +0.0%
2015 30.0% +0.0%
2016 30.0% +0.0%
2017 30.0% +0.0%
2018 30.0% +0.0%
2019 30.0% +0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 30.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 30.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 7
2010s 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 10

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 80 Sweden 30.4% compare
  2. 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.3% compare
  3. 82 Puerto Rico 30.2% compare
  4. 83 South Sudan 30.0% compare
  5. 83 Yemen 30.0% compare
  6. 86 Syria 29.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Paraguay?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Paraguay was 30.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2003.
How does Paraguay rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Paraguay ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay 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
191 places, 3,094 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.