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

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 62.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
62.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 191 countries
All-time high
62.8%
in 2003
All-time low
62.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

02040602003201120192003: 62.82004: 62.82005: 62.82006: 62.82007: 62.82008: 62.82009: 62.82010: 62.82011: 62.82012: 62.82013: 62.82014: 62.82015: 62.82016: 62.82017: 62.82018: 62.82019: 62.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 62.8% for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in South Africa peaked at 62.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2003.

South Africa ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in South Africa, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 62.8%
2004 62.8% +0.0%
2005 62.8% +0.0%
2006 62.8% +0.0%
2007 62.8% +0.0%
2008 62.8% +0.0%
2009 62.8% +0.0%
2010 62.8% +0.0%
2011 62.8% +0.0%
2012 62.8% +0.0%
2013 62.8% +0.0%
2014 62.8% +0.0%
2015 62.8% +0.0%
2016 62.8% +0.0%
2017 62.8% +0.0%
2018 62.8% +0.0%
2019 62.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.8% 62.8% 62.8% 7
2010s 62.8% 62.8% 62.8% 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 122 Marshall Islands 64.0% compare
  2. 123 Grenada 63.4% compare
  3. 124 Mexico 63.0% compare
  4. 126 Trinidad and Tobago 62.4% compare
  5. 127 Madagascar 62.3% compare
  6. 128 Czechia 62.1% 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 Africa?
Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in South Africa was 62.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2003.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
South Africa ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.