Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Mexico

Mexico: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 5.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2011
All-time low
5.8%
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Mexico, 2011–2019

024682011201520192011: 7 % of claim2012: 6 % of claim2013: 5.8 % of claim2014: 5.8 % of claim2015: 5.8 % of claim2016: 5.8 % of claim2017: 5.8 % of claim2018: 5.8 % of claim2019: 5.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 5.8% for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Mexico peaked at 7.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2013.

That places Mexico 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in Mexico, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 7.0% —
2012 6.0% -14.3%
2013 5.8% -3.3%
2014 5.8% +0.0%
2015 5.8% +0.0%
2016 5.8% +0.0%
2017 5.8% +0.0%
2018 5.8% +0.0%
2019 5.8% +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 5.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 5.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 64 Congo 6.0% compare
  2. 64 Saint Lucia 6.0% compare
  3. 64 Yemen 6.0% compare
  4. 67 Ireland 5.8% compare
  5. 69 Chile 5.6% compare
  6. 70 Nigeria 5.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Mexico?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Mexico was 5.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2013.
How does Mexico rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Mexico ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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
Last refreshed

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.