Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) was 16.3% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts, cost in Mauritius, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 16.3% for enforcing contracts, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Mauritius peaked at 16.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2004.
Mauritius ranks 48th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.3% | — |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 74% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 16.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.0%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 45 Cape Verde 19.8% compare
- 45 Sudan 19.8% compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 18.5% compare
- 49 Seychelles 15.4% compare
- 50 Ethiopia 15.2% compare
- 51 Tanzania 14.3% compare
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 52.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Mauritius?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Mauritius was 16.3% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Mauritius ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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/.