Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Kenya

Kenya: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 2.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 191 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2011
All-time low
2.7%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Kenya, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 6.7 % of claim2012: 2.7 % of claim2013: 2.7 % of claim2014: 2.7 % of claim2015: 2.7 % of claim2016: 2.7 % of claim2017: 2.7 % of claim2018: 2.7 % of claim2019: 2.7 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Kenya stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Kenya peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.

That places Kenya 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in Kenya, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 6.7% —
2012 2.7% -59.7%
2013 2.7% +0.0%
2014 2.7% +0.0%
2015 2.7% +0.0%
2016 2.7% +0.0%
2017 2.7% +0.0%
2018 2.7% +0.0%
2019 2.7% +0.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 2.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.8%, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 114 Costa Rica 2.9% compare
  2. 115 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.8% compare
  3. 116 Lesotho 2.7% compare
  4. 118 Antigua and Barbuda 2.6% compare
  5. 118 Croatia 2.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Kenya?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Kenya was 2.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Kenya ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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.