Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in India

India: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 0.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in India, 2011–2019

00.10.20.30.40.52011201520192011: 0.5 % of claim2012: 0.5 % of claim2013: 0.5 % of claim2014: 0.5 % of claim2015: 0.5 % of claim2016: 0.5 % of claim2017: 0.5 % of claim2018: 0.5 % of claim2019: 0.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in India stood at 0.5%. 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 India peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

That places India 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in India, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in India, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 0.5% —
2012 0.5% +0.0%
2013 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2015 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% +0.0%
2019 0.5% +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.0%, 50% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near India

  1. 164 Norway 0.6% compare
  2. 164 Oman 0.6% compare
  3. 166 Austria 0.5% compare
  4. 166 Portugal 0.5% compare
  5. 166 San Marino 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in India?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does India rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
India ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India 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.