Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Time required to enforce a contract > Days
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1,715 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Guatemala | 1,459 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Colombia | 1,346 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,340 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Honduras | 900 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Belize | 892 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Costa Rica | 852 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | El Salvador | 786 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Uruguay | 720 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Grenada | 688 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Panama | 686 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Dominica | 681 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Jamaica | 655 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Saint Lucia | 635 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Brazil | 616 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Paraguay | 591 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Bolivia | 591 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Argentina | 590 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Ecuador | 588 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Guyana | 581 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 578 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Nicaragua | 540 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Venezuela | 510 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Haiti | 508 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Chile | 480 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 460 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Peru | 428 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | The Bahamas | 427 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Mexico | 415 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 394 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 351 | 2009 |
