Enforcing contracts, cost in Kenya
Kenya: Enforcing contracts, cost was 47.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts, cost in Kenya, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 47.2% for enforcing contracts, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Kenya peaked at 47.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 17th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 34.2% | 47.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Kenya?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Kenya was 47.2% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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/.