Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 72.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
72.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 190 countries
All-time high
72.8%
in 2003
All-time low
72.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Costa Rica, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 72.82004: 72.82005: 72.82006: 72.82007: 72.82008: 72.82009: 72.82010: 72.82011: 72.82012: 72.82013: 72.82014: 72.82015: 72.82016: 72.82017: 72.82018: 72.82019: 72.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 72.8% for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score 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 (% of claim) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 72.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2003.

Costa Rica ranks 69th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Costa Rica, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 72.8%
2004 72.8% +0.0%
2005 72.8% +0.0%
2006 72.8% +0.0%
2007 72.8% +0.0%
2008 72.8% +0.0%
2009 72.8% +0.0%
2010 72.8% +0.0%
2011 72.8% +0.0%
2012 72.8% +0.0%
2013 72.8% +0.0%
2014 72.8% +0.0%
2015 72.8% +0.0%
2016 72.8% +0.0%
2017 72.8% +0.0%
2018 72.8% +0.0%
2019 72.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.8% 72.8% 72.8% 7
2010s 72.8% 72.8% 72.8% 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 67 Netherlands 73.2% compare
  2. 68 Switzerland 73.1% compare
  3. 70 Samoa 72.7% compare
  4. 71 Türkiye 72.1% compare
  5. 72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 72.0% compare
  6. 72 Georgia 72.0% compare
  7. 72 Mauritius 72.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Costa Rica was 72.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
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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.