Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Enforcing contracts, cost
Enforcing contracts, cost over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 94.1% against 50.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 43.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 142.4% | 51.2% | 91.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 50.6% | 43.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enforcing contracts, cost, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Malawi, at 94.1% against 50.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in enforcing contracts, cost between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 43.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2012.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cost is recorded as a percentage of the claim, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including court and enforcement costs and average attorney fees where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.