Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 2.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2011
All-time low
2.9%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Costa Rica, 2011–2019

01232011201520192011: 2.9 % of claim2012: 2.9 % of claim2013: 2.9 % of claim2014: 2.9 % of claim2015: 2.9 % of claim2016: 2.9 % of claim2017: 2.9 % of claim2018: 2.9 % of claim2019: 2.9 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Costa Rica is 2.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Costa Rica peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 114th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 2.9%
2012 2.9% +0.0%
2013 2.9% +0.0%
2014 2.9% +0.0%
2015 2.9% +0.0%
2016 2.9% +0.0%
2017 2.9% +0.0%
2018 2.9% +0.0%
2019 2.9% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Costa Rica was 2.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: 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.