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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 22.8% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
22.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 190 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2003
All-time low
22.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sri Lanka, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 22.8 % of claim2004: 22.8 % of claim2005: 22.8 % of claim2006: 22.8 % of claim2007: 22.8 % of claim2008: 22.8 % of claim2009: 22.8 % of claim2010: 22.8 % of claim2011: 22.8 % of claim2012: 22.8 % of claim2013: 22.8 % of claim2014: 22.8 % of claim2015: 22.8 % of claim2016: 22.8 % of claim2017: 22.8 % of claim2018: 22.8 % of claim2019: 22.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 22.8% 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 22.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2003.

Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.8% 22.8% 22.8% 7
2010s 22.8% 22.8% 22.8% 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 135 Ghana 23.0% compare
  2. 136 Mongolia 22.9% compare
  3. 138 Argentina 22.5% compare
  4. 139 Greece 22.4% compare
  5. 140 Canada 22.3% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Sri Lanka?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Sri Lanka was 22.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.