Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Australia

Australia: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 4.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
4.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2011
All-time low
4.5%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Australia, 2011–2019

0123452011201520192011: 4.5 % of claim2012: 4.5 % of claim2013: 4.5 % of claim2014: 4.5 % of claim2015: 4.5 % of claim2016: 4.5 % of claim2017: 4.5 % of claim2018: 4.5 % of claim2019: 4.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: court fees in Australia stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Australia peaked at 4.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2011.

Australia ranks 119th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Australia, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 4.5%
2012 4.5% +0.0%
2013 4.5% +0.0%
2014 4.5% +0.0%
2015 4.5% +0.0%
2016 4.5% +0.0%
2017 4.5% +0.0%
2018 4.5% +0.0%
2019 4.5% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Australia?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Australia was 4.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
How does Australia rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Australia ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
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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.