Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in United States of America

United States of America: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 4.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2013
All-time low
1.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in United States of America, 2011–2019

123452011201520192011: 1 % of claim2012: 3.5 % of claim2013: 4.9 % of claim2014: 4.9 % of claim2015: 4.9 % of claim2016: 4.9 % of claim2017: 4.9 % of claim2018: 4.9 % of claim2019: 4.9 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 4.9% for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 390.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in United States of America peaked at 4.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.

That places United States of America 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim) in United States of America, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 1.0%
2012 3.5% +250.0%
2013 4.9% +40.0%
2014 4.9% +0.0%
2015 4.9% +0.0%
2016 4.9% +0.0%
2017 4.9% +0.0%
2018 4.9% +0.0%
2019 4.9% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in United States of America?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in United States of America was 4.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
How does United States of America rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
United States of America ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 390.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.