Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 1.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2011
All-time low
1.1%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Sri Lanka, 2011–2019

00.250.50.7512011201520192011: 1.1 % of claim2012: 1.1 % of claim2013: 1.1 % of claim2014: 1.1 % of claim2015: 1.1 % of claim2016: 1.1 % of claim2017: 1.1 % of claim2018: 1.1 % of claim2019: 1.1 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: court fees in Sri Lanka is 1.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2011.

Sri Lanka ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Sri Lanka, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 1.1%
2012 1.1% +0.0%
2013 1.1% +0.0%
2014 1.1% +0.0%
2015 1.1% +0.0%
2016 1.1% +0.0%
2017 1.1% +0.0%
2018 1.1% +0.0%
2019 1.1% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Sri Lanka?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Sri Lanka was 1.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Sri Lanka ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.