Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Kenya

Kenya: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 11.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 191 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2011
All-time low
11.6%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Kenya, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 12.9 % of claim2012: 11.6 % of claim2013: 11.6 % of claim2014: 11.6 % of claim2015: 11.6 % of claim2016: 11.6 % of claim2017: 11.6 % of claim2018: 11.6 % of claim2019: 11.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: court fees in Kenya is 11.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Kenya peaked at 12.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2012.

That places Kenya 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Kenya, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 12.9%
2012 11.6% -10.1%
2013 11.6% +0.0%
2014 11.6% +0.0%
2015 11.6% +0.0%
2016 11.6% +0.0%
2017 11.6% +0.0%
2018 11.6% +0.0%
2019 11.6% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 17 Nigeria 11.8% compare
  2. 17 Cameroon 11.8% compare
  3. 19 Indonesia 11.7% compare
  4. 21 Belarus 11.4% compare
  5. 22 Togo 11.1% compare
  6. 23 Papua New Guinea 11.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Kenya?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Kenya was 11.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2012.
How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Kenya ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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.