Enforcing contracts: Cost in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 83.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Zimbabwe, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Zimbabwe stood at 83.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 159.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Zimbabwe peaked at 113.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 83.1% | 113.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 2 Papua New Guinea 110.3% compare
- 3 Cambodia 103.4% compare
- 4 Comoros 89.4% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 82.0% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 81.7% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.6% compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 0 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Zimbabwe?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Zimbabwe was 83.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 113.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.