Enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enforcing contracts, cost was 50.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2012, enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 50.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 55.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2007.
Enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.7% | — |
| 2004 | 52.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 55.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Sierra Leone 149.5% compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 147.6% compare
- 3 Mozambique 142.5% compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 113.1% compare
- 5 Malawi 94.1% compare
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 50.8% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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/.