Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 45.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 45.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 50.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2018.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.5% | — |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 45.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Sao Tome and Principe was 45.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.