Enforcing contracts, cost in Gambia
Gambia: Enforcing contracts, cost was 37.9% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts, cost in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 37.9%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Gambia ranks 27th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts, cost in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.9% | — |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Gambia?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Gambia was 37.9% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2005.
- How does Gambia rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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/.