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Enforcing contracts: Cost in Yemen

Yemen: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 30.0% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2014
All-time low
26.5%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost in Yemen, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 26.5 % of claim2004: 26.5 % of claim2005: 26.5 % of claim2006: 26.5 % of claim2007: 26.5 % of claim2008: 26.5 % of claim2009: 26.5 % of claim2010: 26.5 % of claim2011: 26.5 % of claim2012: 26.5 % of claim2013: 26.5 % of claim2014: 30 % of claim2015: 30 % of claim2016: 30 % of claim2017: 30 % of claim2018: 30 % of claim2019: 30 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Yemen stood at 30.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Yemen peaked at 30.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2003.

That places Yemen 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.5% 26.5% 26.5% 7
2010s 28.6% 26.5% 30.0% 10

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 79 Sweden 30.4% compare
  2. 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.3% compare
  3. 81 Puerto Rico 30.2% compare
  4. 82 Paraguay 30.0% compare
  5. 82 South Sudan 30.0% compare
  6. 85 Syria 29.3% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Yemen

All data for Yemen β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost in Yemen?
Enforcing contracts: cost in Yemen was 30.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2003.
How does Yemen rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
Yemen ranks 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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
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.