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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 37.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
37.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
37.3%
in 2005
All-time low
37.3%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Saint Lucia, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 37.3 % of claim2006: 37.3 % of claim2007: 37.3 % of claim2008: 37.3 % of claim2009: 37.3 % of claim2010: 37.3 % of claim2011: 37.3 % of claim2012: 37.3 % of claim2013: 37.3 % of claim2014: 37.3 % of claim2015: 37.3 % of claim2016: 37.3 % of claim2017: 37.3 % of claim2018: 37.3 % of claim2019: 37.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Lucia stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Lucia peaked at 37.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2005.

That places Saint Lucia 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.3% 37.3% 37.3% 5
2010s 37.3% 37.3% 37.3% 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 47 Zambia 38.7% compare
  2. 48 Panama 38.0% compare
  3. 49 Malaysia 37.9% compare
  4. 51 Suriname 37.1% compare
  5. 52 Brunei 36.6% compare
  6. 53 Senegal 36.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Lucia?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Saint Lucia was 37.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2005.
How does Saint Lucia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Saint Lucia ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.