Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Iceland

Iceland: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 2.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2011
All-time low
2.1%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Iceland, 2011–2019

00.511.522011201520192011: 2.1 % of claim2012: 2.1 % of claim2013: 2.1 % of claim2014: 2.1 % of claim2015: 2.1 % of claim2016: 2.1 % of claim2017: 2.1 % of claim2018: 2.1 % of claim2019: 2.1 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: court fees in Iceland stood at 2.1%. 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 Iceland peaked at 2.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2011.

That places Iceland 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Iceland, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 2.1%
2012 2.1% +0.0%
2013 2.1% +0.0%
2014 2.1% +0.0%
2015 2.1% +0.0%
2016 2.1% +0.0%
2017 2.1% +0.0%
2018 2.1% +0.0%
2019 2.1% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Iceland?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Iceland was 2.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
How does Iceland rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Iceland ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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.