Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Canada

Canada: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 2.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2011
All-time low
2.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Canada, 2011–2019

00.511.522011201520192011: 2 % of claim2012: 2 % of claim2013: 2 % of claim2014: 2 % of claim2015: 2 % of claim2016: 2 % of claim2017: 2 % of claim2018: 2 % of claim2019: 2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Canada recorded 2.0% for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Canada peaked at 2.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.

That places Canada 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in Canada, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 2.0% —
2012 2.0% +0.0%
2013 2.0% +0.0%
2014 2.0% +0.0%
2015 2.0% +0.0%
2016 2.0% +0.0%
2017 2.0% +0.0%
2018 2.0% +0.0%
2019 2.0% +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 125 Laos 2.3% compare
  2. 126 Singapore 2.1% compare
  3. 127 Gambia 2.0% compare
  4. 127 Georgia 2.0% compare
  5. 127 Hungary 2.0% compare
  6. 127 Myanmar 2.0% compare
  7. 127 Poland 2.0% compare
  8. 127 Uzbekistan 2.0% compare
  9. 127 Palestine 2.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Canada?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Canada was 2.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
How does Canada rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Canada ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Enforcement 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 enforcement fees are all costs that plaintiff must advance to enforce the judgment through a public sale of defendant’s movable assets, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff.