Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 51.13 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
51.13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
51.13
in 2009
All-time low
50.45
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, 2003–2014

02040602003200820142003: 50.52004: 50.52005: 50.52006: 50.52007: 50.52008: 50.52009: 51.12010: 51.12011: 51.12012: 51.12013: 51.12014: 51.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 51.13 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 51.13 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.45, in 2003.

That places Costa Rica 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 50.45 —
2004 50.45 +0.0%
2005 50.45 +0.0%
2006 50.45 +0.0%
2007 50.45 +0.0%
2008 50.45 +0.0%
2009 51.13 +1.4%
2010 51.13 +0.0%
2011 51.13 +0.0%
2012 51.13 +0.0%
2013 51.13 +0.0%
2014 51.13 +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 51.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 80% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 51.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.47, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.55 50.45 51.13 7
2010s 51.13 51.13 51.13 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.51 compare
  2. 120 Palau 51.28 compare
  3. 121 Mali 51.25 compare
  4. 123 Kenya 50.98 compare
  5. 124 Kuwait 50.67 compare
  6. 125 Brazil 50.11 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Costa Rica was 51.13 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 51.13 in 2009.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 50.45 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 2,119 data points, 2003–2014
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The score for enforcing contracts is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for resolving a commercial dispute through a local first-instance court. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB04-15 studies.