Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sweden

Sweden: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
30.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 188 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2003
All-time low
30.4%
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Sweden, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 31.3 % of claim2004: 31.3 % of claim2005: 31.3 % of claim2006: 31.3 % of claim2007: 31.3 % of claim2008: 31.3 % of claim2009: 31.2 % of claim2010: 31.2 % of claim2011: 31.2 % of claim2012: 31.2 % of claim2013: 31.2 % of claim2014: 31.2 % of claim2015: 30.4 % of claim2016: 30.4 % of claim2017: 30.4 % of claim2018: 30.4 % of claim2019: 30.4 % of claim

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 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.3% 31.2% 31.3% 7
2010s 30.8% 30.4% 31.2% 10

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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 77th out of 188 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

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.