Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in France

France: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score was 80.49 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80.49
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
24th
of 191 countries
All-time high
84.49
in 2016
All-time low
47.92
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in France, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 492004: 492005: 51.12006: 51.52007: 50.82008: 47.92009: 47.92010: 48.52011: 49.12012: 51.92013: 51.92014: 83.12015: 83.42016: 84.52017: 79.12018: 79.42019: 80.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 80.49 for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in France peaked at 84.49 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.92, in 2008.

France ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in France, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in France, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 48.97 —
2004 48.97 +0.0%
2005 51.1 +4.4%
2006 51.46 +0.7%
2007 50.8 -1.3%
2008 47.92 -5.7%
2009 47.92 +0.0%
2010 48.46 +1.1%
2011 49.09 +1.3%
2012 51.91 +5.7%
2013 51.87 -0.1%
2014 83.12 +60.2%
2015 83.43 +0.4%
2016 84.49 +1.3%
2017 79.07 -6.4%
2018 79.41 +0.4%
2019 80.49 +1.3%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 80.49 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.81, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • France's 80.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.96, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +60.2% 51.87 83.12

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.59 47.92 51.46 7
2010s 69.13 48.46 84.49 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 21 New Zealand 85.83 compare
  2. 22 Sweden 84.02 compare
  3. 23 Spain 83.44 compare
  4. 25 Cyprus 79.42 compare
  5. 26 India 77.03 compare
  6. 27 Thailand 75.45 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in France?
Resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in France was 80.49 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 84.49 in 2016.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 47.92 in 2008.
How does France rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score?
France ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
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The score for recovery rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.