Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) by country
The court fees include all costs that plaintiff must advance to the court, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff. Court costs include the fees that the parties must pay to obtain an expert opinion, regardless of whether they are paid to the court or to the expert directly.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
40.2%
Comoros
Lowest
0.1%
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
5.2%
Years covered
9
2011–2019
Data points
1,702
What the numbers show
Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 40.2% in Comoros; the lowest is 0.1% in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 6.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 402.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 6,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 94.7%).
Enforcing contracts: Court fees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 40.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Benin | 36.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Angola | 22.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Guinea | 15.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.0% | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 4 | Mali | 15.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 13.9% | 2019 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 13.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Rwanda | 13.3% | 2019 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 13.0% | 2019 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 12 | Haiti | 12.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Congo | 12.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 12.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Niger | 12.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Cameroon | 11.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Nigeria | 11.8% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 11.7% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 20 | Kenya | 11.6% | 2019 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 11.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Togo | 11.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 11.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 10.5% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 25 | Jamaica | 10.2% | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | Burundi | 10.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Djibouti | 10.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | South Sudan | 10.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 10.0% | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 31 | Ukraine | 9.9% | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 9.5% | 2019 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 9.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Mozambique | 9.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 9.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 8.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | India | 8.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 8.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Jordan | 8.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Romania | 8.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.0% | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 8.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 8.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Senegal | 8.0% | 2019 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 8.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Kosovo | 7.8% | 2019 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 49 | Palau | 7.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | South Africa | 7.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 7.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 7.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Dominica | 7.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Algeria | 7.4% | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 55 | Estonia | 7.3% | 2019 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 56 | Mongolia | 7.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Venezuela | 7.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Brazil | 7.0% | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 58 | Madagascar | 7.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Liberia | 6.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 6.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Montenegro | 6.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Tonga | 6.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Uganda | 6.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Argentina | 6.5% | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 6.5% | 2019 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 6.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.5% | 2019 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 6.5% | 2019 | up 6,400.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 6.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Somalia | 6.4% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 71 | Slovak Republic | 6.4% | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 74 | Pakistan | 6.3% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Libya | 6.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Lithuania | 6.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 6.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Namibia | 6.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Philippines | 6.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 6.0% | 2019 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 6.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Albania | 5.7% | 2019 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 83 | Czechia | 5.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Honduras | 5.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 5.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 5.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 5.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Paraguay | 5.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Germany | 5.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Poland | 5.4% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 93 | Canada | 5.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Malawi | 5.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Suriname | 5.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Malta | 5.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 5.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Belgium | 5.0% | 2019 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 99 | Chile | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | China | 5.0% | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 99 | Ecuador | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Georgia | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Mexico | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 5.0% | 2019 | up 1,566.7% | rising |
| 99 | Netherlands | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 5.0% | 2019 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Tunisia | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | United States of America | 5.0% | 2019 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 99 | Viet Nam | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Samoa | 5.0% | 2019 | up 1,566.7% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 5.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Ethiopia | 4.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Peru | 4.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Greece | 4.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Australia | 4.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Spain | 4.5% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 118 | Japan | 4.5% | 2019 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Morocco | 4.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Oman | 4.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 4.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Iran | 4.3% | 2019 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 125 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Gabon | 4.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Armenia | 4.0% | 2019 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 128 | Fiji | 4.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Croatia | 4.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 4.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Yemen | 4.0% | 2019 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Italy | 3.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Israel | 3.7% | 2019 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Eritrea | 3.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Lesotho | 3.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Finland | 3.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 3.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Nepal | 3.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Slovenia | 3.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | 3.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Bahrain | 3.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Botswana | 3.3% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 144 | Denmark | 3.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Grenada | 3.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Hong Kong (China) | 3.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 3.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Korea | 3.0% | 2019 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 148 | Lebanon | 3.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | El Salvador | 3.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Seychelles | 3.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Türkiye | 3.0% | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 155 | Bahamas | 2.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | San Marino | 2.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | France | 2.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Kuwait | 2.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Chinese Taipei | 2.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Myanmar | 2.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Qatar | 2.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Ireland | 2.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Iraq | 2.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Mauritania | 2.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Sweden | 2.3% | 2019 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 167 | Iceland | 2.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Maldives | 2.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Belize | 2.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Guyana | 2.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 2.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Mauritius | 2.0% | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 169 | New Zealand | 2.0% | 2019 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 174 | Malaysia | 1.7% | 2019 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 175 | Kiribati | 1.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Gambia | 1.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Egypt | 1.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Norway | 1.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Azerbaijan | 1.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 1.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Eswatini | 1.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Micronesia | 0.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Barbados | 0.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2019 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2019 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The court fees include all costs that plaintiff must advance to the court, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff. Court costs include the fees that the parties must pay to obtain an expert opinion, regardless of whether they are paid to the court or to the expert directly.