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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Singapore

Singapore: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 25.8% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
25.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 190 countries
All-time high
25.8%
in 2008
All-time low
17.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Singapore, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 17.8 % of claim2004: 17.8 % of claim2005: 17.8 % of claim2006: 17.8 % of claim2007: 17.8 % of claim2008: 25.8 % of claim2009: 25.8 % of claim2010: 25.8 % of claim2011: 25.8 % of claim2012: 25.8 % of claim2013: 25.8 % of claim2014: 25.8 % of claim2015: 25.8 % of claim2016: 25.8 % of claim2017: 25.8 % of claim2018: 25.8 % of claim2019: 25.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 25.8% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Singapore peaked at 25.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2003.

That places Singapore 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.1% 17.8% 25.8% 7
2010s 25.8% 25.8% 25.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Singapore?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Singapore was 25.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2003.
How does Singapore rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Singapore ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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
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.