Enforcing contracts: Cost in Rwanda
Rwanda: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 64.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Rwanda, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Rwanda stood at 64.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Rwanda peaked at 85.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2019.
Rwanda ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85.0% | — |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 64.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 64.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.5% | 78.7% | 85.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 64.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 12 Bangladesh 66.8% compare
- 13 Micronesia (country) 66.0% compare
- 14 Benin 64.7% compare
- 16 Eswatini 56.1% compare
- 17 Vanuatu 56.0% compare
- 18 Mozambique 53.3% compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Rwanda?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Rwanda was 64.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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About this data
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.