Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Kenya

Kenya: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 50.98 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
50.98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
60.02
in 2003
All-time low
50.98
in 2012
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 602004: 602005: 602006: 602007: 602008: 602009: 55.12010: 55.12011: 55.12012: 512013: 512014: 51

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Kenya stood at 50.98. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Kenya peaked at 60.02 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.98, in 2012.

That places Kenya 123rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 60.02 —
2004 60.02 +0.0%
2005 60.02 +0.0%
2006 60.02 +0.0%
2007 60.02 +0.0%
2008 60.02 +0.0%
2009 55.15 -8.1%
2010 55.15 +0.0%
2011 55.15 +0.0%
2012 50.98 -7.6%
2013 50.98 +0.0%
2014 50.98 +0.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 50.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 50.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.8, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.32 55.15 60.02 7
2010s 52.65 50.98 55.15 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 120 Palau 51.28 compare
  2. 121 Mali 51.25 compare
  3. 122 Costa Rica 51.13 compare
  4. 124 Kuwait 50.67 compare
  5. 125 Brazil 50.11 compare
  6. 126 Oman 50.07 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Kenya?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Kenya was 50.98 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 60.02 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 50.98 in 2012.
How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Kenya ranks 123rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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.