Enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa
South Africa: Enforcing contracts, cost was 33.2% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa is 33.2%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa peaked at 33.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2003.
That places South Africa 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 33.2% | — |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in South Africa was 33.2% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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/.