Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Germany

Germany: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 2.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2011
All-time low
2.4%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Germany, 2011–2019

00.511.522.52011201520192011: 2.4 % of claim2012: 2.4 % of claim2013: 2.4 % of claim2014: 2.4 % of claim2015: 2.4 % of claim2016: 2.4 % of claim2017: 2.4 % of claim2018: 2.4 % of claim2019: 2.4 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Germany is 2.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Germany peaked at 2.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2011.

Germany ranks 122nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in Germany, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 2.4% —
2012 2.4% +0.0%
2013 2.4% +0.0%
2014 2.4% +0.0%
2015 2.4% +0.0%
2016 2.4% +0.0%
2017 2.4% +0.0%
2018 2.4% +0.0%
2019 2.4% +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 2.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.4%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 120 China 2.5% compare
  2. 120 Sudan 2.5% compare
  3. 122 Latvia 2.4% compare
  4. 122 Seychelles 2.4% compare
  5. 125 Laos 2.3% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Germany?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Germany was 2.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Germany ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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.