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Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 5.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2011
All-time low
5.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Jamaica, 2011–2019

0123452011201520192011: 5 % of claim2012: 5 % of claim2013: 5 % of claim2014: 5 % of claim2015: 5 % of claim2016: 5 % of claim2017: 5 % of claim2018: 5 % of claim2019: 5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 5.0% 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 Jamaica peaked at 5.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2011.

Jamaica ranks 76th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Jamaica, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 5.0% —
2012 5.0% +0.0%
2013 5.0% +0.0%
2014 5.0% +0.0%
2015 5.0% +0.0%
2016 5.0% +0.0%
2017 5.0% +0.0%
2018 5.0% +0.0%
2019 5.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 73 Netherlands 5.2% compare
  2. 74 Cyprus 5.1% compare
  3. 74 Zimbabwe 5.1% compare
  4. 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.0% compare
  5. 76 Guatemala 5.0% compare
  6. 76 Iran 5.0% compare
  7. 76 Libya 5.0% compare
  8. 76 Nicaragua 5.0% compare
  9. 76 Philippines 5.0% compare
  10. 76 Somalia 5.0% compare
  11. 76 South Sudan 5.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Jamaica?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Jamaica was 5.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2011.
How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Jamaica ranks 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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
190 places, 1,702 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.