Economy > Time required to enforce a contract > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.".
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Suriname | 1,715 | 2009 | ||
2 | Afghanistan | 1,642 | 2009 | ||
3 | Guatemala | 1,459 | 2009 | ||
4 | Bangladesh | 1,442 | 2009 | ||
5 | East Timor | 1,435 | 2009 | ||
6 | India | 1,420 | 2009 | ||
7 | Colombia | 1,346 | 2009 | ||
8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,340 | 2009 | ||
9 | Sri Lanka | 1,318 | 2009 | ||
10 | Slovenia | 1,290 | 2009 | ||
11 | Liberia | 1,280 | 2009 | ||
12 | Djibouti | 1,225 | 2009 | ||
13 | Italy | 1,210 | 2009 | ||
14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,185 | 2009 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 1,141 | 2009 | |||
15 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,140 | 2009 | ||
16 | Gabon | 1,070 | 2009 | ||
17 | Pakistan | 976 | 2009 | ||
18 | Swaziland | 972 | 2009 | ||
19 | Honduras | 900 | 2009 | ||
20 | Belize | 892 | 2009 | ||
21 | Israel | 890 | 2009 | ||
22 | Palau | 885 | 2009 | ||
23 | Syria | 872 | 2009 | ||
24 | Madagascar | 871 | 2009 | ||
25 | Costa Rica | 852 | 2009 | ||
26 | Philippines | 842 | 2009 | ||
27 | Burundi | 832 | 2009 | ||
28 | Poland | 830 | 2009 | ||
29 | Benin | 825 | 2009 | ||
30 | Greece | 819 | 2009 | ||
31 | Sudan | 810 | 2009 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 808.17 | 2009 | |||
32 | Cameroon | 800 | 2009 | ||
33 | El Salvador | 786 | 2009 | ||
34 | Lesotho | 785 | 2009 | ||
35 | Senegal | 780 | 2009 | ||
36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 770 | 2009 | ||
37 | Chad | 743 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Nepal | 735 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Cyprus | 735 | 2009 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 733.62 | 2009 | |||
40 | Mozambique | 730 | 2009 | ||
41 | Lebanon | 721 | 2009 | ||
=42 | Mauritius | 720 | 2009 | ||
=42 | Seychelles | 720 | 2009 | ||
=42 | Uruguay | 720 | 2009 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 709.77 | 2009 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 701.95 | 2009 | |||
45 | Jordan | 689 | 2009 | ||
46 | Grenada | 688 | 2009 | ||
47 | Botswana | 687 | 2009 | ||
48 | Panama | 686 | 2009 | ||
49 | Dominica | 681 | 2009 | ||
50 | Maldives | 665 | 2009 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 665 | 2009 | |||
=51 | Central African Republic | 660 | 2009 | ||
=51 | Kiribati | 660 | 2009 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 657.67 | 2009 | |||
53 | Jamaica | 655 | 2009 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 655 | 2009 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 652.51 | 2009 | |||
=54 | Serbia and Montenegro | 635 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Bahrain | 635 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Saudi Arabia | 635 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Saint Lucia | 635 | 2009 | ||
58 | Algeria | 630 | 2009 | ||
59 | Mali | 626 | 2009 | ||
60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 625 | 2009 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 624.02 | 2009 | |||
=61 | Puerto Rico | 620 | 2009 | ||
=61 | Ethiopia | 620 | 2009 | ||
63 | Brazil | 616 | 2009 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 615.7 | 2009 | |||
64 | Morocco | 615 | 2009 | ||
65 | Czech Republic | 611 | 2009 | ||
66 | South Africa | 600 | 2009 | ||
67 | Oman | 598 | 2009 | ||
68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 595 | 2009 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 594.54 | 2009 | |||
=69 | Bolivia | 591 | 2009 | ||
=69 | Paraguay | 591 | 2009 | ||
=69 | Papua New Guinea | 591 | 2009 | ||
72 | Argentina | 590 | 2009 | ||
=73 | Togo | 588 | 2009 | ||
=73 | Ecuador | 588 | 2009 | ||
75 | Malaysia | 585 | 2009 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 584.76 | 2009 | |||
76 | Guyana | 581 | 2009 | ||
77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 578 | 2009 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 574.53 | 2009 | |||
=78 | Qatar | 570 | 2009 | ||
=78 | Indonesia | 570 | 2009 | ||
=78 | Canada | 570 | 2009 | ||
81 | Kuwait | 566 | 2009 | ||
=82 | Tunisia | 565 | 2009 | ||
=82 | Slovakia | 565 | 2009 | ||
84 | Bulgaria | 564 | 2009 | ||
85 | Croatia | 561 | 2009 | ||
86 | Congo, Republic of the | 560 | 2009 | ||
87 | Equatorial Guinea | 553 | 2009 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 548.22 | 2009 | |||
88 | European Union | 547.73 | 2009 | ||
89 | Portugal | 547 | 2009 | ||
90 | Niger | 545 | 2009 | ||
=91 | Nicaragua | 540 | 2009 | ||
=91 | Brunei | 540 | 2009 | ||
93 | United Arab Emirates | 537 | 2009 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 531.44 | 2009 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 525.87 | 2009 | |||
94 | Iraq | 520 | 2009 | ||
=95 | Spain | 515 | 2009 | ||
=95 | Sierra Leone | 515 | 2009 | ||
=95 | Ireland | 515 | 2009 | ||
98 | Netherlands | 514 | 2009 | ||
99 | Romania | 512 | 2009 | ||
=100 | Uganda | 510 | 2009 | ||
=100 | Venezuela | 510 | 2009 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 509.14 | 2009 | |||
=102 | Haiti | 508 | 2009 | ||
=102 | Sweden | 508 | 2009 | ||
104 | Comoros | 506 | 2009 | ||
105 | Belgium | 505 | 2009 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 490.35 | 2009 | |||
106 | Ghana | 487 | 2009 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 483.6 | 2009 | |||
107 | Chile | 480 | 2009 | ||
108 | Thailand | 479 | 2009 | ||
109 | Marshall Islands | 476 | 2009 | ||
110 | Zambia | 471 | 2009 | ||
111 | Kenya | 465 | 2009 | ||
112 | Tanzania | 462 | 2009 | ||
113 | Dominican Republic | 460 | 2009 | ||
114 | Nigeria | 457 | 2009 | ||
=115 | Solomon Islands | 455 | 2009 | ||
=115 | Samoa | 455 | 2009 | ||
117 | Burkina Faso | 446 | 2009 | ||
118 | Laos | 443 | 2009 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 439.08 | 2009 | |||
119 | The Gambia | 434 | 2009 | ||
120 | Malawi | 432 | 2009 | ||
=121 | Vanuatu | 430 | 2009 | ||
=121 | Tajikistan | 430 | 2009 | ||
123 | Peru | 428 | 2009 | ||
124 | The Bahamas | 427 | 2009 | ||
=125 | Cape Verde | 425 | 2009 | ||
=125 | Estonia | 425 | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 420.33 | 2009 | |||
127 | Turkey | 420 | 2009 | ||
=128 | Iceland | 417 | 2009 | ||
=128 | Switzerland | 417 | 2009 | ||
130 | Mexico | 415 | 2009 | ||
131 | Zimbabwe | 410 | 2009 | ||
132 | China | 406 | 2009 | ||
133 | Eritrea | 405 | 2009 | ||
134 | Cambodia | 401 | 2009 | ||
135 | United Kingdom | 399 | 2009 | ||
=136 | Fiji | 397 | 2009 | ||
=136 | Austria | 397 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Hungary | 395 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Australia | 395 | 2009 | ||
=140 | Germany | 394 | 2009 | ||
=140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 394 | 2009 | ||
=142 | Kazakhstan | 390 | 2009 | ||
=142 | Albania | 390 | 2009 | ||
144 | Denmark | 380 | 2009 | ||
145 | Finland | 375 | 2009 | ||
146 | Mauritania | 370 | 2009 | ||
147 | Moldova | 365 | 2009 | ||
148 | Japan | 360 | 2009 | ||
149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 351 | 2009 | ||
150 | Tonga | 350 | 2009 | ||
151 | Ukraine | 345 | 2009 | ||
152 | France | 331 | 2009 | ||
153 | Luxembourg | 321 | 2009 | ||
154 | Mongolia | 314 | 2009 | ||
155 | Latvia | 309 | 2009 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 307.64 | 2009 | |||
156 | United States | 300 | 2009 | ||
157 | Vietnam | 295 | 2009 | ||
=158 | Armenia | 285 | 2009 | ||
=158 | Georgia | 285 | 2009 | ||
160 | Russia | 281 | 2009 | ||
161 | Norway | 280 | 2009 | ||
162 | Guinea | 276 | 2009 | ||
163 | Lithuania | 275 | 2009 | ||
164 | Namibia | 270 | 2009 | ||
=165 | Kyrgyzstan | 260 | 2009 | ||
=165 | Rwanda | 260 | 2009 | ||
167 | Azerbaijan | 237 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Bhutan | 225 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Belarus | 225 | 2009 | ||
170 | New Zealand | 216 | 2009 | ||
171 | Uzbekistan | 195 | 2009 | ||
172 | Singapore | 150 | 2009 |