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Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Japan

Japan: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 4.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
4.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 191 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2011
All-time low
4.5%
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Japan, 2011–2019

4681012142011201520192011: 13.3 % of claim2012: 13.3 % of claim2013: 4.5 % of claim2014: 4.5 % of claim2015: 4.5 % of claim2016: 4.5 % of claim2017: 4.5 % of claim2018: 4.5 % of claim2019: 4.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Japan recorded 4.5% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Japan peaked at 13.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2013.

That places Japan 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Japan, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 13.3% —
2012 13.3% +0.0%
2013 4.5% -66.2%
2014 4.5% +0.0%
2015 4.5% +0.0%
2016 4.5% +0.0%
2017 4.5% +0.0%
2018 4.5% +0.0%
2019 4.5% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Japan?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Japan was 4.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2013.
How does Japan rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Japan ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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.