Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 10.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 191 countries
All-time high
10.2%
in 2017
All-time low
10.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Jamaica, 2011–2019

02.557.5102011201520192011: 10 % of claim2012: 10 % of claim2013: 10 % of claim2014: 10 % of claim2015: 10 % of claim2016: 10 % of claim2017: 10.2 % of claim2018: 10.2 % of claim2019: 10.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 10.2% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Jamaica peaked at 10.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2011.

That places Jamaica 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Jamaica, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 10.0%
2012 10.0% +0.0%
2013 10.0% +0.0%
2014 10.0% +0.0%
2015 10.0% +0.0%
2016 10.0% +0.0%
2017 10.2% +2.0%
2018 10.2% +0.0%
2019 10.2% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 22 Togo 11.1% compare
  2. 23 Papua New Guinea 11.0% compare
  3. 24 Colombia 10.5% compare
  4. 26 Bolivia 10.0% compare
  5. 26 Burundi 10.0% compare
  6. 26 Djibouti 10.0% compare
  7. 26 South Sudan 10.0% compare
  8. 26 Tajikistan 10.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Jamaica?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Jamaica was 10.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Jamaica ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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.