Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Panama

Panama: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 13.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2011
All-time low
13.0%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Panama, 2011–2019

05101520252011201520192011: 25 % of claim2012: 13 % of claim2013: 13 % of claim2014: 13 % of claim2015: 13 % of claim2016: 13 % of claim2017: 13 % of claim2018: 13 % of claim2019: 13 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Panama recorded 13.0% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Panama peaked at 25.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2012.

That places Panama 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Panama, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 25.0%
2012 13.0% -48.0%
2013 13.0% +0.0%
2014 13.0% +0.0%
2015 13.0% +0.0%
2016 13.0% +0.0%
2017 13.0% +0.0%
2018 13.0% +0.0%
2019 13.0% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Panama?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Panama was 13.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2012.
How does Panama rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Panama ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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.