Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score was 56.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Zambia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Zambia is 56.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Zambia peaked at 56.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2003.
That places Zambia 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 56.6% | — |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 56.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 56.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Zambia?
- Enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score in Zambia was 56.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score?
- Zambia ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost (% of claim) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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About this data
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.