Enforcing contracts: Court fees in United States

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

Latest (2019)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 191 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in United States, 2011–2019

0123452011201520192011: 5.4 % of claim2012: 0.5 % 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 United States stood at 5.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in United States peaked at 5.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

That places United States 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in United States, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in United States, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 5.4%
2012 0.5% -90.7%
2013 5.0% +900.0%
2014 5.0% +0.0%
2015 5.0% +0.0%
2016 5.0% +0.0%
2017 5.0% +0.0%
2018 5.0% +0.0%
2019 5.0% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in United States?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in United States was 5.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does United States rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
United States ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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.