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

Philippines: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 65.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
65.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 191 countries
All-time high
72.2%
in 2003
All-time low
65.2%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 72.22004: 72.22005: 72.22006: 70.92007: 70.92008: 70.92009: 70.92010: 70.92011: 70.92012: 70.92013: 65.22014: 65.22015: 65.22016: 65.22017: 65.22018: 65.22019: 65.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 65.2% for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Philippines peaked at 72.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2013.

That places Philippines 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Philippines, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 72.2% —
2004 72.2% +0.0%
2005 72.2% +0.0%
2006 70.9% -1.9%
2007 70.9% +0.0%
2008 70.9% +0.0%
2009 70.9% +0.0%
2010 70.9% +0.0%
2011 70.9% +0.0%
2012 70.9% +0.0%
2013 65.2% -7.9%
2014 65.2% +0.0%
2015 65.2% +0.0%
2016 65.2% +0.0%
2017 65.2% +0.0%
2018 65.2% +0.0%
2019 65.2% +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 65.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.7%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 65.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.4% 70.9% 72.2% 7
2010s 66.9% 65.2% 70.9% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 113 Tonga 65.8% compare
  2. 114 United States 65.8% compare
  3. 115 Lebanon 65.5% compare
  4. 116 India 65.2% compare
  5. 118 Jordan 65.0% compare
  6. 119 Lesotho 64.9% compare
  7. 119 Uganda 64.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Philippines?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Philippines was 65.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2013.
How does Philippines rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
Philippines ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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.