Enforcing contracts: Cost in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 26.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 190 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2012
All-time low
22.3%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 22.3 % of claim2006: 22.3 % of claim2007: 22.3 % of claim2008: 22.3 % of claim2009: 22.3 % of claim2010: 22.3 % of claim2011: 22.3 % of claim2012: 26.6 % of claim2013: 26.6 % of claim2014: 26.6 % of claim2015: 26.6 % of claim2016: 26.6 % of claim2017: 26.6 % of claim2018: 26.6 % of claim2019: 26.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 26.6% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 26.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2005.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 106th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2005 22.3%
2006 22.3% +0.0%
2007 22.3% +0.0%
2008 22.3% +0.0%
2009 22.3% +0.0%
2010 22.3% +0.0%
2011 22.3% +0.0%
2012 26.6% +19.3%
2013 26.6% +0.0%
2014 26.6% +0.0%
2015 26.6% +0.0%
2016 26.6% +0.0%
2017 26.6% +0.0%
2018 26.6% +0.0%
2019 26.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.3% 22.3% 22.3% 5
2010s 25.7% 22.3% 26.6% 10

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

  1. 104 Ireland 26.9% compare
  2. 105 Nicaragua 26.8% compare
  3. 107 Guatemala 26.5% compare
  4. 107 Morocco 26.5% compare
  5. 109 Egypt 26.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 26.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2005.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
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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.