Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Estonia

Estonia: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 7.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7.3%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
56th
of 191 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2011
All-time low
7.3%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Estonia, 2011–2019

02.557.51012.52011201520192011: 12.3 % of claim2012: 12.3 % of claim2013: 11.9 % of claim2014: 10.3 % of claim2015: 9.2 % of claim2016: 8.6 % of claim2017: 8.1 % of claim2018: 7.9 % of claim2019: 7.3 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 7.3% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Estonia peaked at 12.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2019.

That places Estonia 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Estonia, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 12.3%
2012 12.3% +0.0%
2013 11.9% -3.3%
2014 10.3% -13.4%
2015 9.2% -10.7%
2016 8.6% -6.5%
2017 8.1% -5.8%
2018 7.9% -2.5%
2019 7.3% -7.6%

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 54 Algeria 7.4% compare
  2. 54 Dominica 7.4% compare
  3. 57 Mongolia 7.2% compare
  4. 57 Venezuela 7.2% compare
  5. 59 Brazil 7.0% compare
  6. 59 Antigua and Barbuda 7.0% compare
  7. 59 Madagascar 7.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Estonia?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Estonia was 7.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
How does Estonia rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Estonia ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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.