Enforcing contracts: Cost in Seychelles

Seychelles: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 15.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 191 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2010
All-time low
14.3%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Seychelles, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 14.3 % of claim2006: 14.3 % of claim2007: 14.3 % of claim2008: 14.3 % of claim2009: 14.3 % of claim2010: 15.4 % of claim2011: 15.4 % of claim2012: 15.4 % of claim2013: 15.4 % of claim2014: 15.4 % of claim2015: 15.4 % of claim2016: 15.4 % of claim2017: 15.4 % of claim2018: 15.4 % of claim2019: 15.4 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Seychelles stood at 15.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Seychelles peaked at 15.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2005.

That places Seychelles 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Seychelles, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2005 14.3% —
2006 14.3% +0.0%
2007 14.3% +0.0%
2008 14.3% +0.0%
2009 14.3% +0.0%
2010 15.4% +7.7%
2011 15.4% +0.0%
2012 15.4% +0.0%
2013 15.4% +0.0%
2014 15.4% +0.0%
2015 15.4% +0.0%
2016 15.4% +0.0%
2017 15.4% +0.0%
2018 15.4% +0.0%
2019 15.4% +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 15.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 68% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 15.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 5
2010s 15.4% 15.4% 15.4% 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

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  3. 177 Armenia 16.0% compare
  4. 179 Croatia 15.2% compare
  5. 179 Ethiopia 15.2% compare
  6. 181 Oman 15.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Seychelles?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Seychelles was 15.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
How does Seychelles rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Seychelles ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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.