Enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Enforcing contracts, cost was 81.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso is 81.7%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2010.
That places Burkina Faso 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 87.6% | — |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.0% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Burkina Faso was 81.7% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/.