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Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 3.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
3.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2011
All-time low
3.2%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in New Zealand, 2011–2019

01232011201520192011: 3.2 % of claim2012: 3.2 % of claim2013: 3.2 % of claim2014: 3.2 % of claim2015: 3.2 % of claim2016: 3.2 % of claim2017: 3.2 % of claim2018: 3.2 % of claim2019: 3.2 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in New Zealand stood at 3.2%. 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 New Zealand peaked at 3.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2011.

New Zealand ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in New Zealand, year by year

Year % of claim Change
2011 3.2% —
2012 3.2% +0.0%
2013 3.2% +0.0%
2014 3.2% +0.0%
2015 3.2% +0.0%
2016 3.2% +0.0%
2017 3.2% +0.0%
2018 3.2% +0.0%
2019 3.2% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in New Zealand was 3.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2011.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
New Zealand ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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.