Enforcing contracts: Cost in Rwanda

Rwanda: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 64.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
64.6%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
15th
of 188 countries
All-time high
85.0%
in 2003
All-time low
64.6%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Rwanda, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 85 % of claim2004: 85 % of claim2005: 78.7 % of claim2006: 78.7 % of claim2007: 78.7 % of claim2008: 78.7 % of claim2009: 78.7 % of claim2010: 78.7 % of claim2011: 78.7 % of claim2012: 78.7 % of claim2013: 78.7 % of claim2014: 65.3 % of claim2015: 65.3 % of claim2016: 65.3 % of claim2017: 65.3 % of claim2018: 65.3 % of claim2019: 64.6 % of claim

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 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.5% 78.7% 85.0% 7
2010s 70.6% 64.6% 78.7% 10

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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 188 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

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.