Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sweden
Sweden: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sweden, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Sweden stood at 30.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Sweden peaked at 31.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.3% | — |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 30.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 30.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 31.2% | 31.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 77 Lebanon 30.8% compare
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- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.3% compare
- 82 Puerto Rico 30.2% compare
- 83 Paraguay 30.0% compare
- 83 South Sudan 30.0% compare
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More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Sweden?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Sweden was 30.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Sweden ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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
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.