Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 1.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2011
All-time low
1.0%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2019

024682011201520192011: 7.7 % of claim2012: 1 % of claim2013: 1 % of claim2014: 1 % of claim2015: 1 % of claim2016: 1.6 % of claim2017: 1.6 % of claim2018: 1.6 % of claim2019: 1.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 1.6% for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in United Arab Emirates peaked at 7.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.

United Arab Emirates ranks 136th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in United Arab Emirates, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 7.7%
2012 1.0% -87.0%
2013 1.0% +0.0%
2014 1.0% +0.0%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.6% +60.0%
2017 1.6% +0.0%
2018 1.6% +0.0%
2019 1.6% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in United Arab Emirates?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in United Arab Emirates was 1.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
United Arab Emirates ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.