Enforcing contracts, cost in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Enforcing contracts, cost was 113.1% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Enforcing contracts, cost in Zimbabwe, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 113.1% for enforcing contracts, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 253.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts, cost in Zimbabwe peaked at 113.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 113.1% | 113.1% | 113.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Sierra Leone 149.5% compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 147.6% compare
- 3 Mozambique 142.5% compare
- 5 Malawi 94.1% compare
- 6 Comoros 89.4% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 82.0% compare
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts, cost in Zimbabwe?
- Enforcing contracts, cost in Zimbabwe was 113.1% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 113.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts, cost recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for enforcing contracts, cost?
- Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is enforcing contracts, cost rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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/.