Enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts, cost was 50.5% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe is 50.5%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 50.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2004.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.5% | — |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Sao Tome and Principe was 50.5% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2004.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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/.