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

Japan: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 73.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.8%
in 2013
All-time low
63.9%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 63.92004: 63.92005: 63.92006: 63.92007: 63.92008: 63.92009: 63.92010: 63.92011: 63.92012: 63.92013: 73.82014: 73.82015: 73.82016: 73.82017: 73.82018: 73.82019: 73.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Japan is 73.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Japan peaked at 73.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2003.

Japan ranks 63rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Japan, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 63.9% —
2004 63.9% +0.0%
2005 63.9% +0.0%
2006 63.9% +0.0%
2007 63.9% +0.0%
2008 63.9% +0.0%
2009 63.9% +0.0%
2010 63.9% +0.0%
2011 63.9% +0.0%
2012 63.9% +0.0%
2013 73.8% +15.5%
2014 73.8% +0.0%
2015 73.8% +0.0%
2016 73.8% +0.0%
2017 73.8% +0.0%
2018 73.8% +0.0%
2019 73.8% +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 73.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 73.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.9% 63.9% 63.9% 7
2010s 70.8% 63.9% 73.8% 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 62 Denmark 73.9% compare
  2. 63 Belarus 73.8% compare
  3. 65 Hong Kong 73.6% compare
  4. 65 Lithuania 73.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Japan?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Japan was 73.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2003.
How does Japan rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
Japan ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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
191 places, 3,094 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.