Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Austria

Austria: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 6.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2012
All-time low
4.1%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Austria, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 4.1 % of claim2012: 6.5 % of claim2013: 6.5 % of claim2014: 6.5 % of claim2015: 6.5 % of claim2016: 6.5 % of claim2017: 6.5 % of claim2018: 6.5 % of claim2019: 6.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: court fees in Austria is 6.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 58.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Austria peaked at 6.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2011.

Austria ranks 66th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Austria, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 4.1%
2012 6.5% +58.5%
2013 6.5% +0.0%
2014 6.5% +0.0%
2015 6.5% +0.0%
2016 6.5% +0.0%
2017 6.5% +0.0%
2018 6.5% +0.0%
2019 6.5% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Austria?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Austria was 6.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2011.
How does Austria rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Austria ranks 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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
190 places, 1,702 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.