Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 6.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 2012
All-time low
6.5%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Sao Tome and Principe, 2011–2019

02.557.51012.52011201520192011: 11.3 % of claim2012: 11.4 % of claim2013: 11.4 % of claim2014: 11.4 % of claim2015: 11.4 % of claim2016: 11.4 % of claim2017: 11.4 % of claim2018: 6.5 % of claim2019: 6.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: court fees in Sao Tome and Principe is 6.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 11.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2018.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 11.3%
2012 11.4% +0.9%
2013 11.4% +0.0%
2014 11.4% +0.0%
2015 11.4% +0.0%
2016 11.4% +0.0%
2017 11.4% +0.0%
2018 6.5% -43.0%
2019 6.5% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Sao Tome and Principe was 6.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2018.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.