Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) in Senegal
Senegal: Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) was 26.5% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts, cost in Senegal, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2012, enforcing contracts, cost in Senegal stood at 26.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Senegal peaked at 26.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 36th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.5% | — |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 26.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.2%, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 26.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.0%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.02 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Senegal?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Senegal was 26.5% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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/.