Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Cyprus

Cyprus: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 5.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
5.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 191 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2011
All-time low
5.1%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Cyprus, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 5.1 % of claim2012: 5.1 % of claim2013: 5.1 % of claim2014: 5.1 % of claim2015: 5.1 % of claim2016: 5.1 % of claim2017: 5.1 % of claim2018: 5.1 % of claim2019: 5.1 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 5.1% for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees 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 Cyprus peaked at 5.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2011.

That places Cyprus 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in Cyprus, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 5.1% —
2012 5.1% +0.0%
2013 5.1% +0.0%
2014 5.1% +0.0%
2015 5.1% +0.0%
2016 5.1% +0.0%
2017 5.1% +0.0%
2018 5.1% +0.0%
2019 5.1% +0.0%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 5.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 5.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.4%, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 71 El Salvador 5.4% compare
  2. 71 North Macedonia 5.4% compare
  3. 73 Netherlands 5.2% compare
  4. 74 Zimbabwe 5.1% compare
  5. 76 Bolivia 5.0% compare
  6. 76 Guatemala 5.0% compare
  7. 76 Iran 5.0% compare
  8. 76 Jamaica 5.0% compare
  9. 76 Libya 5.0% compare
  10. 76 Nicaragua 5.0% compare
  11. 76 Philippines 5.0% compare
  12. 76 Somalia 5.0% compare
  13. 76 South Sudan 5.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Cyprus?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Cyprus was 5.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
How does Cyprus rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Cyprus ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus 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.