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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
1 SurinameSuriname 1,715 2009
2 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1,642 2009
3 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,459 2009
4 BangladeshBangladesh 1,442 2009
5 East TimorEast Timor 1,435 2009
6 IndiaIndia 1,420 2009
7 ColombiaColombia 1,346 2009
8 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,340 2009
9 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,318 2009
10 SloveniaSlovenia 1,290 2009
11 LiberiaLiberia 1,280 2009
12 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,225 2009
13 ItalyItaly 1,210 2009
14 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1,185 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1,141 2009
15 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1,140 2009
16 GabonGabon 1,070 2009
17 PakistanPakistan 976 2009
18 SwazilandSwaziland 972 2009
19 HondurasHonduras 900 2009
20 BelizeBelize 892 2009
21 IsraelIsrael 890 2009
22 PalauPalau 885 2009
23 SyriaSyria 872 2009
24 MadagascarMadagascar 871 2009
25 Costa RicaCosta Rica 852 2009
26 PhilippinesPhilippines 842 2009
27 BurundiBurundi 832 2009
28 PolandPoland 830 2009
29 BeninBenin 825 2009
30 GreeceGreece 819 2009
31 SudanSudan 810 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 808.17 2009
32 CameroonCameroon 800 2009
33 El SalvadorEl Salvador 786 2009
34 LesothoLesotho 785 2009
35 SenegalSenegal 780 2009
36 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 770 2009
37 ChadChad 743 2009
=38 NepalNepal 735 2009
=38 CyprusCyprus 735 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 733.62 2009
40 MozambiqueMozambique 730 2009
41 LebanonLebanon 721 2009
=42 MauritiusMauritius 720 2009
=42 SeychellesSeychelles 720 2009
=42 UruguayUruguay 720 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 709.77 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 701.95 2009
45 JordanJordan 689 2009
46 GrenadaGrenada 688 2009
47 BotswanaBotswana 687 2009
48 PanamaPanama 686 2009
49 DominicaDominica 681 2009
50 MaldivesMaldives 665 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 665 2009
=51 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 660 2009
=51 KiribatiKiribati 660 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 657.67 2009
53 JamaicaJamaica 655 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 655 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 652.51 2009
=54 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 635 2009
=54 BahrainBahrain 635 2009
=54 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 635 2009
=54 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 635 2009
58 AlgeriaAlgeria 630 2009
59 MaliMali 626 2009
60 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 625 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 624.02 2009
=61 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 620 2009
=61 EthiopiaEthiopia 620 2009
63 BrazilBrazil 616 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 615.7 2009
64 MoroccoMorocco 615 2009
65 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 611 2009
66 South AfricaSouth Africa 600 2009
67 OmanOman 598 2009
68 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 595 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 594.54 2009
=69 BoliviaBolivia 591 2009
=69 ParaguayParaguay 591 2009
=69 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 591 2009
72 ArgentinaArgentina 590 2009
=73 TogoTogo 588 2009
=73 EcuadorEcuador 588 2009
75 MalaysiaMalaysia 585 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 584.76 2009
76 GuyanaGuyana 581 2009
77 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 578 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 574.53 2009
=78 QatarQatar 570 2009
=78 IndonesiaIndonesia 570 2009
=78 CanadaCanada 570 2009
81 KuwaitKuwait 566 2009
=82 TunisiaTunisia 565 2009
=82 SlovakiaSlovakia 565 2009
84 BulgariaBulgaria 564 2009
85 CroatiaCroatia 561 2009
86 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 560 2009
87 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 553 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 548.22 2009
88 European UnionEuropean Union 547.73 2009
89 PortugalPortugal 547 2009
90 NigerNiger 545 2009
=91 NicaraguaNicaragua 540 2009
=91 BruneiBrunei 540 2009
93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 537 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 531.44 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 525.87 2009
94 IraqIraq 520 2009
=95 SpainSpain 515 2009
=95 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 515 2009
=95 IrelandIreland 515 2009
98 NetherlandsNetherlands 514 2009
99 RomaniaRomania 512 2009
=100 UgandaUganda 510 2009
=100 VenezuelaVenezuela 510 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 509.14 2009
=102 HaitiHaiti 508 2009
=102 SwedenSweden 508 2009
104 ComorosComoros 506 2009
105 BelgiumBelgium 505 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 490.35 2009
106 GhanaGhana 487 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 483.6 2009
107 ChileChile 480 2009
108 ThailandThailand 479 2009
109 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 476 2009
110 ZambiaZambia 471 2009
111 KenyaKenya 465 2009
112 TanzaniaTanzania 462 2009
113 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 460 2009
114 NigeriaNigeria 457 2009
=115 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 455 2009
=115 SamoaSamoa 455 2009
117 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 446 2009
118 LaosLaos 443 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 439.08 2009
119 The GambiaThe Gambia 434 2009
120 MalawiMalawi 432 2009
=121 VanuatuVanuatu 430 2009
=121 TajikistanTajikistan 430 2009
123 PeruPeru 428 2009
124 The BahamasThe Bahamas 427 2009
=125 Cape VerdeCape Verde 425 2009
=125 EstoniaEstonia 425 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 420.33 2009
127 TurkeyTurkey 420 2009
=128 IcelandIceland 417 2009
=128 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 417 2009
130 MexicoMexico 415 2009
131 ZimbabweZimbabwe 410 2009
132 ChinaChina 406 2009
133 EritreaEritrea 405 2009
134 CambodiaCambodia 401 2009
135 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 399 2009
=136 FijiFiji 397 2009
=136 AustriaAustria 397 2009
=138 HungaryHungary 395 2009
=138 AustraliaAustralia 395 2009
=140 GermanyGermany 394 2009
=140 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 394 2009
=142 KazakhstanKazakhstan 390 2009
=142 AlbaniaAlbania 390 2009
144 DenmarkDenmark 380 2009
145 FinlandFinland 375 2009
146 MauritaniaMauritania 370 2009
147 MoldovaMoldova 365 2009
148 JapanJapan 360 2009
149 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 351 2009
150 TongaTonga 350 2009
151 UkraineUkraine 345 2009
152 FranceFrance 331 2009
153 LuxembourgLuxembourg 321 2009
154 MongoliaMongolia 314 2009
155 LatviaLatvia 309 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 307.64 2009
156 United StatesUnited States 300 2009
157 VietnamVietnam 295 2009
=158 ArmeniaArmenia 285 2009
=158 GeorgiaGeorgia 285 2009
160 RussiaRussia 281 2009
161 NorwayNorway 280 2009
162 GuineaGuinea 276 2009
163 LithuaniaLithuania 275 2009
164 NamibiaNamibia 270 2009
=165 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 260 2009
=165 RwandaRwanda 260 2009
167 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 237 2009
=168 BhutanBhutan 225 2009
=168 BelarusBelarus 225 2009
170 New ZealandNew Zealand 216 2009
171 UzbekistanUzbekistan 195 2009
172 SingaporeSingapore 150 2009

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Interesting observations about Economy > Time required to enforce a contract > Days

  • Guatemala ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Christian countries in 2009.
  • Suriname ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Hot countries in 2009.
  • Afghanistan ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
  • India ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
  • Bangladesh ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Former British colonies in 2009.
  • Sri Lanka ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2009.
  • Italy ranked second for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Europe in 2009.
  • Liberia ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2009.
  • Singapore has ranked last for time required to enforce a contract > days since 2003.
  • Slovenia ranked first for time required to enforce a contract > days amongst European Union in 2009.
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