What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Panama?

Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Panama was 57.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2010.

What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2003.

How does Panama rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?

Panama ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Panama 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.

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

Name: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Panama
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Panama: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 57.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

57.4%

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

141st

of 188 countries

All-time high

57.4%

in 2010

All-time low

43.9%

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Panama stood at 57.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Panama peaked at 57.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2003.

Panama ranks 141st of 188 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	43.9%	43.9%	43.9%	7
2010s	57.4%	57.4%	57.4%	10

Countries ranked near Panama

138 Suriname 58.4% compare
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More reference data data for Panama

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Panama?: Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Panama was 57.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2003.
How does Panama rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?: Panama ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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Indicator: 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
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.