Enforcing contracts: Cost in Qatar

Qatar: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 21.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
21.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 191 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2007
All-time low
21.6%
in 2007
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Qatar, 2007–2019

051015202007201320192007: 21.6 % of claim2008: 21.6 % of claim2009: 21.6 % of claim2010: 21.6 % of claim2011: 21.6 % of claim2012: 21.6 % of claim2013: 21.6 % of claim2014: 21.6 % of claim2015: 21.6 % of claim2016: 21.6 % of claim2017: 21.6 % of claim2018: 21.6 % of claim2019: 21.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 21.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Qatar peaked at 21.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2007.

Qatar ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Qatar, 2007 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2007 21.6% —
2008 21.6% +0.0%
2009 21.6% +0.0%
2010 21.6% +0.0%
2011 21.6% +0.0%
2012 21.6% +0.0%
2013 21.6% +0.0%
2014 21.6% +0.0%
2015 21.6% +0.0%
2016 21.6% +0.0%
2017 21.6% +0.0%
2018 21.6% +0.0%
2019 21.6% +0.0%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 21.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 21.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.2%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.6% 21.6% 21.6% 3
2010s 21.6% 21.6% 21.6% 10

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 144 Algeria 21.8% compare
  2. 144 Tunisia 21.8% compare
  3. 147 Malta 21.5% compare
  4. 148 Somalia 21.4% compare
  5. 149 United Arab Emirates 21.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Qatar?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Qatar was 21.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
How does Qatar rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Qatar ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Qatar 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.