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

Portugal: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 80.8% in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
80.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
81.7%
in 2009
All-time low
80.3%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 80.32004: 80.32005: 80.32006: 80.32007: 80.32008: 80.32009: 81.72010: 81.72011: 81.72012: 81.72013: 81.72014: 80.82015: 80.82016: 80.82017: 80.82018: 80.82019: 80.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 80.8% for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in 2019.

The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Portugal peaked at 81.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2003.

That places Portugal 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.5% 80.3% 81.7% 7
2010s 81.1% 80.8% 81.7% 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 19 Russia 81.6% compare
  2. 20 Eritrea, The State of 81.4% compare
  3. 21 Thailand 81.1% compare
  4. 22 Spain 80.8% compare
  5. 24 Estonia 80.7% compare
  6. 25 France 80.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Portugal?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Portugal was 80.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2003.
How does Portugal rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
Portugal ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.