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

South Korea: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 85.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
85.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.8%
in 2003
All-time low
85.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 85.82004: 85.82005: 85.82006: 85.82007: 85.82008: 85.82009: 85.82010: 85.82011: 85.82012: 85.82013: 85.82014: 85.82015: 85.82016: 85.82017: 85.82018: 85.82019: 85.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in South Korea stood at 85.8%. 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 South Korea peaked at 85.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2003.

South Korea ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in South Korea, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 85.8% —
2004 85.8% +0.0%
2005 85.8% +0.0%
2006 85.8% +0.0%
2007 85.8% +0.0%
2008 85.8% +0.0%
2009 85.8% +0.0%
2010 85.8% +0.0%
2011 85.8% +0.0%
2012 85.8% +0.0%
2013 85.8% +0.0%
2014 85.8% +0.0%
2015 85.8% +0.0%
2016 85.8% +0.0%
2017 85.8% +0.0%
2018 85.8% +0.0%
2019 85.8% +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 85.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 85.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.8% 85.8% 85.8% 7
2010s 85.8% 85.8% 85.8% 10

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 1 Iceland 90.0% compare
  2. 2 Luxembourg 89.2% compare
  3. 3 Norway 89.0% compare
  4. 4 Slovenia 85.8% compare
  5. 6 San Marino 84.5% compare
  6. 7 Tanzania 84.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in South Korea?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in South Korea was 85.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2003.
How does South Korea rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
South Korea ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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.