Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Belgium

Belgium: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 5.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 191 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2011
All-time low
4.7%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Belgium, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 5.5 % of claim2012: 4.7 % of claim2013: 4.7 % of claim2014: 4.7 % of claim2015: 5 % of claim2016: 5 % of claim2017: 5 % of claim2018: 5 % of claim2019: 5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 5.0% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Belgium peaked at 5.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2012.

That places Belgium 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Belgium, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 5.5%
2012 4.7% -14.5%
2013 4.7% +0.0%
2014 4.7% +0.0%
2015 5.0% +6.4%
2016 5.0% +0.0%
2017 5.0% +0.0%
2018 5.0% +0.0%
2019 5.0% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Belgium?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Belgium was 5.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
How does Belgium rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Belgium ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium 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.