Enforcing contracts: Cost in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 56.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
56.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
56.0%
in 2003
All-time low
56.0%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Vanuatu, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 56 % of claim2004: 56 % of claim2005: 56 % of claim2006: 56 % of claim2007: 56 % of claim2008: 56 % of claim2009: 56 % of claim2010: 56 % of claim2011: 56 % of claim2012: 56 % of claim2013: 56 % of claim2014: 56 % of claim2015: 56 % of claim2016: 56 % of claim2017: 56 % of claim2018: 56 % of claim2019: 56 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Vanuatu stood at 56.0%. 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 Vanuatu peaked at 56.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2003.

Vanuatu ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) in Vanuatu, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2003 56.0% —
2004 56.0% +0.0%
2005 56.0% +0.0%
2006 56.0% +0.0%
2007 56.0% +0.0%
2008 56.0% +0.0%
2009 56.0% +0.0%
2010 56.0% +0.0%
2011 56.0% +0.0%
2012 56.0% +0.0%
2013 56.0% +0.0%
2014 56.0% +0.0%
2015 56.0% +0.0%
2016 56.0% +0.0%
2017 56.0% +0.0%
2018 56.0% +0.0%
2019 56.0% +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 56.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 56.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.0% 56.0% 56.0% 7
2010s 56.0% 56.0% 56.0% 10

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 14 Benin 64.7% compare
  2. 15 Rwanda 64.6% compare
  3. 16 Eswatini 56.1% compare
  4. 18 Mozambique 53.3% compare
  5. 19 Congo 53.2% compare
  6. 20 Niger 52.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Vanuatu?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Vanuatu was 56.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2003.
How does Vanuatu rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Vanuatu ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.