Enforcing contracts: Cost in Senegal

Senegal: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 36.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
36.4%
in 2013
All-time low
26.5%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Senegal, 2003–2019

0102030402003201120192003: 26.5 % of claim2004: 26.5 % of claim2005: 26.5 % of claim2006: 26.5 % of claim2007: 26.5 % of claim2008: 26.5 % of claim2009: 26.5 % of claim2010: 26.5 % of claim2011: 26.5 % of claim2012: 26.5 % of claim2013: 36.4 % of claim2014: 36.4 % of claim2015: 36.4 % of claim2016: 36.4 % of claim2017: 36.4 % of claim2018: 36.4 % of claim2019: 36.4 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Senegal stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Senegal peaked at 36.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2003.

Senegal ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Senegal, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 26.5% —
2004 26.5% +0.0%
2005 26.5% +0.0%
2006 26.5% +0.0%
2007 26.5% +0.0%
2008 26.5% +0.0%
2009 26.5% +0.0%
2010 26.5% +0.0%
2011 26.5% +0.0%
2012 26.5% +0.0%
2013 36.4% +37.4%
2014 36.4% +0.0%
2015 36.4% +0.0%
2016 36.4% +0.0%
2017 36.4% +0.0%
2018 36.4% +0.0%
2019 36.4% +0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 36.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 36.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.5% 26.5% 26.5% 7
2010s 33.4% 26.5% 36.4% 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 50 Saint Lucia 37.3% compare
  2. 51 Suriname 37.1% compare
  3. 52 Brunei 36.6% compare
  4. 54 Burundi 36.1% compare
  5. 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.0% compare
  6. 55 Dominica 36.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Senegal?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Senegal was 36.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2003.
How does Senegal rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Senegal ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.