Enforcing contracts: Cost in Zambia
Zambia: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 38.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Zambia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost in Zambia is 38.7%, measured 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 Zambia peaked at 38.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Zambia?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Zambia was 38.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.