Enforcing contracts, cost in North Africa
North Africa: Enforcing contracts, cost was 25.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts, cost in North Africa, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
North Africa recorded 25.8% for enforcing contracts, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in North Africa peaked at 25.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2003.
Enforcing contracts, cost in North Africa, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.8% | — |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 3 Mozambique 142.5% compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 113.1% compare
- 5 Malawi 94.1% compare
- 6 Comoros 89.4% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 82.0% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 81.7% compare
- 9 Rwanda 78.7% compare
More private sector data for North Africa
- Minimum capital for starting a business 82.2% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 2.6 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 6.5% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 2.96 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 14.4% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 32.58 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 4 (2012)
- Protecting investors, investor protection index 4.78 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.2 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 537.9% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in North Africa?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in North Africa was 25.8% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2003.
- How does North Africa rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Africa 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/.