Enforcing contracts: Cost in Tonga
Tonga: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Tonga, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 30.5% for enforcing contracts: cost in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Tonga peaked at 30.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2003.
Tonga ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.5% | — |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 30.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 30.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 75 India 31.0% compare
- 75 Philippines 31.0% compare
- 77 Lebanon 30.8% compare
- 78 United States 30.5% compare
- 80 Sweden 30.4% compare
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.3% compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Tonga?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Tonga was 30.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Tonga ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.