Enforcing contracts: Court fees in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2011
All-time low
2.0%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in New Zealand, 2011–2019

01232011201520192011: 2.9 % of claim2012: 2 % of claim2013: 2 % of claim2014: 2 % of claim2015: 2 % of claim2016: 2 % of claim2017: 2 % of claim2018: 2 % of claim2019: 2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: court fees in New Zealand is 2.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in New Zealand peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.

New Zealand ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in New Zealand, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 2.9%
2012 2.0% -31.0%
2013 2.0% +0.0%
2014 2.0% +0.0%
2015 2.0% +0.0%
2016 2.0% +0.0%
2017 2.0% +0.0%
2018 2.0% +0.0%
2019 2.0% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in New Zealand was 2.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
New Zealand ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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.