Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score by country
The score for cost to enforce contracts benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
90.0%
Iceland
Lowest
6.6%
Zimbabwe
Median
69.4%
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,094
What the numbers show
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 90.0% in Iceland; the lowest is 6.6% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.4%, and the mean is 65.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 136.9%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 89.6%).
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 90.0% | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 89.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 89.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | South Korea | 85.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 85.8% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | San Marino | 84.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Tanzania | 84.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 83.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Bahrain | 83.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Hungary | 83.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Oman | 83.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 83.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 83.0% | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Seychelles | 82.8% | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Armenia | 82.1% | 2019 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 16 | China | 81.9% | 2019 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 81.9% | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 81.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Russia | 81.6% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | Eritrea | 81.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 81.1% | 2019 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 80.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 80.8% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 80.7% | 2019 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 25 | France | 80.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 79.9% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Taiwan | 79.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 79.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Maldives | 79.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 79.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Kuwait | 79.2% | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | Iran | 78.4% | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 78.3% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 78.2% | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Barbados | 78.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 77.8% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 36 | Sudan | 77.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Gambia | 77.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 77.1% | 2019 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 77.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Pakistan | 77.0% | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 76.9% | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 76.5% | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 44 | Somalia | 76.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 45 | Malta | 75.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Qatar | 75.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Algeria | 75.6% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 47 | Tunisia | 75.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Brazil | 75.4% | 2019 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 75.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Canada | 75.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Greece | 74.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Argentina | 74.8% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 74.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Mongolia | 74.4% | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ghana | 74.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Bhutan | 74.1% | 2019 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 74.1% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Australia | 74.0% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 59 | Mauritania | 74.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 74.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Denmark | 73.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Belarus | 73.8% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 63 | Japan | 73.8% | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 65 | Hong Kong | 73.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Lithuania | 73.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Netherlands | 73.2% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Switzerland | 73.1% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 72.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Samoa | 72.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Turkey | 72.1% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 72 | Bolivia | 72.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Georgia | 72.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 72.0% | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 71.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 71.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 71.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Montenegro | 71.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Kiribati | 71.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Romania | 71.1% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Singapore | 71.1% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Egypt | 70.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Guatemala | 70.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Morocco | 70.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.2% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 70.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Ireland | 69.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Guyana | 69.7% | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 88 | Libya | 69.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Palestine | 69.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 69.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Ecuador | 69.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | New Zealand | 69.5% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 94 | Nepal | 69.4% | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 95 | Belize | 69.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 69.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Italy | 69.1% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Iraq | 68.5% | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 68.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Moldova | 67.9% | 2019 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 67.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 103 | Bahamas | 67.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 67.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Vietnam | 67.5% | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 106 | Syria | 67.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Paraguay | 66.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | South Sudan | 66.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Yemen | 66.4% | 2019 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 110 | Puerto Rico | 66.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Sweden | 65.9% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 113 | Tonga | 65.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | United States | 65.8% | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 115 | Lebanon | 65.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | India | 65.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Philippines | 65.2% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 118 | Jordan | 65.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Lesotho | 64.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Uganda | 64.9% | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 121 | Laos | 64.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Marshall Islands | 64.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Grenada | 63.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Mexico | 63.0% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 125 | South Africa | 62.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Madagascar | 62.3% | 2019 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 128 | Czechia | 62.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Djibouti | 61.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Gabon | 61.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Kosovo | 61.4% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 131 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 61.4% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 133 | Liberia | 60.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Palau | 60.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Namibia | 59.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59.6% | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 136 | Dominica | 59.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Burundi | 59.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Senegal | 59.2% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 140 | Brunei | 58.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Suriname | 58.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 58.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Malaysia | 57.5% | 2019 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 144 | Panama | 57.4% | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 145 | Zambia | 56.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Honduras | 56.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Nigeria | 56.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 55.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Serbia | 55.6% | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 150 | Botswana | 55.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Dominican Republic | 54.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Peru | 53.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 53.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Kenya | 53.1% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Fiji | 52.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Haiti | 52.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Albania | 52.1% | 2019 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 158 | Venezuela | 51.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Angola | 50.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Guinea | 49.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.8% | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 48.7% | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 162 | Chad | 48.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Colombia | 48.6% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 165 | Ukraine | 48.0% | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 166 | Cameroon | 47.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.2% | 2019 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 168 | Togo | 46.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Jamaica | 43.6% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 170 | Myanmar | 42.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Mali | 41.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Niger | 40.9% | 2019 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 173 | Congo | 40.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Mozambique | 40.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 37.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Eswatini | 37.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Rwanda | 27.4% | 2019 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Benin | 27.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Micronesia (country) | 25.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Bangladesh | 25.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Malawi | 22.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Indonesia | 21.1% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 11.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 8.2% | 2019 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 186 | Central African Republic | 7.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Zimbabwe | 6.6% | 2019 | down 89.6% | volatile |
About this data
The score for cost to enforce contracts benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.