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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Uganda

Uganda: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 31.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 188 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2003
All-time low
31.3%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Uganda, 2003–2019

0102030402003201120192003: 44.9 % of claim2004: 44.9 % of claim2005: 44.9 % of claim2006: 44.9 % of claim2007: 44.9 % of claim2008: 44.9 % of claim2009: 44.9 % of claim2010: 44.9 % of claim2011: 44.9 % of claim2012: 44.9 % of claim2013: 31.3 % of claim2014: 31.3 % of claim2015: 31.3 % of claim2016: 31.3 % of claim2017: 31.3 % of claim2018: 31.3 % of claim2019: 31.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Uganda is 31.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Uganda peaked at 44.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2013.

That places Uganda 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.9% 44.9% 44.9% 7
2010s 35.4% 31.3% 44.9% 10

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  1. 66 Grenada 32.6% compare
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  4. 69 Lesotho 31.3% compare
  5. 71 Jordan 31.2% compare
  6. 72 India 31.0% compare
  7. 72 Philippines 31.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Uganda?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Uganda was 31.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2013.
How does Uganda rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Uganda ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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.