Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 48.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 191 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2018
All-time low
43.3%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2019

010203040502004201120192004: 43.32005: 43.32006: 43.32007: 43.32008: 43.32009: 43.32010: 43.32011: 43.32012: 43.32013: 43.32014: 43.32015: 43.32016: 43.32017: 43.32018: 48.82019: 48.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 48.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2004.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 43.3%
2005 43.3% +0.0%
2006 43.3% +0.0%
2007 43.3% +0.1%
2008 43.3% -0.1%
2009 43.3% +0.0%
2010 43.3% +0.0%
2011 43.3% +0.0%
2012 43.3% +0.0%
2013 43.3% +0.0%
2014 43.3% +0.0%
2015 43.3% +0.0%
2016 43.3% +0.0%
2017 43.3% +0.0%
2018 48.8% +12.7%
2019 48.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.3% 43.3% 43.3% 6
2010s 44.4% 43.3% 48.8% 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 158 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 51.0% compare
  2. 159 Angola 50.2% compare
  3. 160 Guinea 49.5% compare
  4. 162 Chad 48.7% compare
  5. 162 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48.7% compare
  6. 164 Colombia 48.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Sao Tome and Principe was 48.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2004.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.