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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.2% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
30.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 190 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2003
All-time low
30.2%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Puerto Rico, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 30.2 % of claim2004: 30.2 % of claim2005: 30.2 % of claim2006: 30.2 % of claim2007: 30.2 % of claim2008: 30.2 % of claim2009: 30.2 % of claim2010: 30.2 % of claim2011: 30.2 % of claim2012: 30.2 % of claim2013: 30.2 % of claim2014: 30.2 % of claim2015: 30.2 % of claim2016: 30.2 % of claim2017: 30.2 % of claim2018: 30.2 % of claim2019: 30.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Puerto Rico stood at 30.2%. 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 30.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2003.

That places Puerto Rico 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.2% 30.2% 30.2% 7
2010s 30.2% 30.2% 30.2% 10

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 79 Sweden 30.4% compare
  2. 80 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 30.3% compare
  3. 82 Paraguay 30.0% compare
  4. 82 South Sudan 30.0% compare
  5. 82 Yemen 30.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Puerto Rico

All data for Puerto Rico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Puerto Rico was 30.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2003.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Puerto Rico ranks 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.