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

Portugal: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score was 69.71 in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
69.71
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 190 countries
All-time high
80.69
in 2006
All-time low
68.72
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 78.82004: 78.82005: 80.42006: 80.72007: 79.62008: 74.72009: 74.72010: 78.22011: 76.42012: 80.32013: 77.12014: 68.92015: 70.52016: 71.72017: 68.72018: 69.42019: 69.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Portugal is 69.71, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Portugal peaked at 80.69 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 68.72, in 2017.

Portugal ranks 37th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.26 74.75 80.69 7
2010s 73.08 68.72 80.26 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 34 Barbados 70.77 compare
  2. 35 Italy 70.59 compare
  3. 36 Indonesia 70.52 compare
  4. 38 Bahamas 69.36 compare
  5. 39 Mexico 68.82 compare
  6. 40 Israel 67.35 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Portugal?
Resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Portugal was 69.71 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 80.69 in 2006.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 68.72 in 2017.
How does Portugal rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score?
Portugal ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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Indicator
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 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.