Enforcing contracts: Cost in Peru

Peru: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 41.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
41.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
41.2%
in 2003
All-time low
41.2%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Peru, 2003–2019

0102030402003201120192003: 41.2 % of claim2004: 41.2 % of claim2005: 41.2 % of claim2006: 41.2 % of claim2007: 41.2 % of claim2008: 41.2 % of claim2009: 41.2 % of claim2010: 41.2 % of claim2011: 41.2 % of claim2012: 41.2 % of claim2013: 41.2 % of claim2014: 41.2 % of claim2015: 41.2 % of claim2016: 41.2 % of claim2017: 41.2 % of claim2018: 41.2 % of claim2019: 41.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Peru recorded 41.2% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. 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 Peru peaked at 41.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2003.

Peru ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Peru, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 41.2% —
2004 41.2% +0.0%
2005 41.2% +0.0%
2006 41.2% +0.0%
2007 41.2% +0.0%
2008 41.2% +0.0%
2009 41.2% +0.0%
2010 41.2% +0.0%
2011 41.2% +0.0%
2012 41.2% +0.0%
2013 41.2% +0.0%
2014 41.2% +0.0%
2015 41.2% +0.0%
2016 41.2% +0.0%
2017 41.2% +0.0%
2018 41.2% +0.0%
2019 41.2% +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 41.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 41.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.2% 41.2% 41.2% 7
2010s 41.2% 41.2% 41.2% 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 38 Kenya 41.8% compare
  2. 39 Cote d'Ivoire 41.7% compare
  3. 41 Dominican Republic 40.9% compare
  4. 42 Botswana 39.8% compare
  5. 43 Serbia 39.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Peru?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Peru was 41.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2003.
How does Peru rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Peru ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru 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.