Enforcing contracts: Cost in Tonga

Tonga: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
30.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 191 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2003
All-time low
30.5%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Tonga, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 30.5 % of claim2004: 30.5 % of claim2005: 30.5 % of claim2006: 30.5 % of claim2007: 30.5 % of claim2008: 30.5 % of claim2009: 30.5 % of claim2010: 30.5 % of claim2011: 30.5 % of claim2012: 30.5 % of claim2013: 30.5 % of claim2014: 30.5 % of claim2015: 30.5 % of claim2016: 30.5 % of claim2017: 30.5 % of claim2018: 30.5 % of claim2019: 30.5 % of claim

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Tonga, 2003 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.5% 30.5% 30.5% 7
2010s 30.5% 30.5% 30.5% 10

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 75 India 31.0% compare
  2. 75 Philippines 31.0% compare
  3. 77 Lebanon 30.8% compare
  4. 78 United States 30.5% compare
  5. 80 Sweden 30.4% compare
  6. 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.3% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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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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
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.