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Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Samoa

Samoa: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 5.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Samoa, 2011–2019

0123452011201520192011: 0.3 % of claim2012: 5 % of claim2013: 5 % of claim2014: 5 % of claim2015: 5 % of claim2016: 5 % of claim2017: 5 % of claim2018: 5 % of claim2019: 5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: court fees in Samoa stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 1,566.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Samoa peaked at 5.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.

That places Samoa 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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  17. 99 Viet Nam 5.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Samoa?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Samoa was 5.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
How does Samoa rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Samoa ranks 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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
190 places, 1,702 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.