Enforcing contracts: Cost in Spain

Spain: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 17.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
17.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2013
All-time low
17.2%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Spain, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 17.2 % of claim2004: 17.2 % of claim2005: 17.2 % of claim2006: 17.2 % of claim2007: 17.2 % of claim2008: 17.2 % of claim2009: 17.2 % of claim2010: 17.2 % of claim2011: 17.2 % of claim2012: 17.2 % of claim2013: 18.5 % of claim2014: 18.5 % of claim2015: 18.5 % of claim2016: 18.5 % of claim2017: 17.2 % of claim2018: 17.2 % of claim2019: 17.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Spain stood at 17.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Spain peaked at 18.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2003.

Spain ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.2% 17.2% 17.2% 7
2010s 17.7% 17.2% 18.5% 10

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 163 Belgium 18.0% compare
  2. 164 France 17.4% compare
  3. 165 Estonia 17.3% compare
  4. 166 Portugal 17.2% compare
  5. 168 Thailand 16.9% compare
  6. 169 Eritrea 16.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Spain?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Spain was 17.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2003.
How does Spain rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Spain ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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.