Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) was 18.5% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts, cost in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts, cost in Equatorial Guinea is 18.5%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.5% | — |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 18.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 84% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 18.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.0%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Merchandise trade 33.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (1983)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (1983)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 184.58 million current US$ (1996)
- Food exports 57.9% (1983)
- Manufactures exports 4.0% (1983)
- Merchandise exports 2.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.88 million current US$ (1996)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,341 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Equatorial Guinea?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Equatorial Guinea was 18.5% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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/.