Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Germany

Germany: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 5.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
5.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2011
All-time low
5.4%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Germany, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 5.4 % of claim2012: 5.4 % of claim2013: 5.4 % of claim2014: 5.4 % of claim2015: 5.4 % of claim2016: 5.4 % of claim2017: 5.4 % of claim2018: 5.4 % of claim2019: 5.4 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Germany recorded 5.4% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Germany peaked at 5.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.

That places Germany 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Germany, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 5.4%
2012 5.4% +0.0%
2013 5.4% +0.0%
2014 5.4% +0.0%
2015 5.4% +0.0%
2016 5.4% +0.0%
2017 5.4% +0.0%
2018 5.4% +0.0%
2019 5.4% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Germany?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Germany was 5.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Germany ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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.