Enforcing contracts: Cost in East Timor

East Timor: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 163.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
163.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
163.2%
in 2004
All-time low
163.2%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in East Timor, 2004–2019

0501001502004201120192004: 163.2 % of claim2005: 163.2 % of claim2006: 163.2 % of claim2007: 163.2 % of claim2008: 163.2 % of claim2009: 163.2 % of claim2010: 163.2 % of claim2011: 163.2 % of claim2012: 163.2 % of claim2013: 163.2 % of claim2014: 163.2 % of claim2015: 163.2 % of claim2016: 163.2 % of claim2017: 163.2 % of claim2018: 163.2 % of claim2019: 163.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in East Timor stood at 163.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in East Timor peaked at 163.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 163.2%, in 2004.

That places East Timor 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in East Timor, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2004 163.2% —
2005 163.2% +0.0%
2006 163.2% +0.0%
2007 163.2% +0.0%
2008 163.2% +0.0%
2009 163.2% +0.0%
2010 163.2% +0.0%
2011 163.2% +0.0%
2012 163.2% +0.0%
2013 163.2% +0.0%
2014 163.2% +0.0%
2015 163.2% +0.0%
2016 163.2% +0.0%
2017 163.2% +0.0%
2018 163.2% +0.0%
2019 163.2% +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 163.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 163.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 5.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 163.2% 163.2% 163.2% 6
2010s 163.2% 163.2% 163.2% 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 2 Papua New Guinea 110.3% compare
  2. 3 Cambodia 103.4% compare
  3. 4 Comoros 89.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in East Timor?
Enforcing contracts: cost in East Timor was 163.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 163.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 163.2% in 2004.
How does East Timor rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
East Timor ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor 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
191 places, 3,094 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.