Economy > Entrepreneurship > Enforcing Contracts > Index ranking: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Indicators on enforcing contracts measure the efficiency of the judicial (or administrative) system in the collection of overdue debt. The data are built by following the step-by-step evolution of a payment dispute either before local courts or through an administrative process, if such a process is available and preferred by creditors. The data are collected through study of the codes of civil procedures and other court regulations as well as surveys of local litigation lawyers. At least 2 lawyers participate in each country, and in a quarter of the countries judges also complete the survey. To ensure comparability, survey respondents are provided with significant detail, including the amount of the claim, the location and main characteristics of the litigants, the presence of city regulations, the nature of the remedy requested by the plaintiff, the merit of the plaintiff â€™s and the defendantâ€™s claims and the social implications of the judicial outcomes. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	East TimorEast Timor	155	2005
2	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	154	2005
3	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	153	2005
4	CameroonCameroon	152	2005
5	SudanSudan	151	2005
6	ChadChad	150	2005
7	SyriaSyria	149	2005
8	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	148	2005
9	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	147	2005
10	BeninBenin	146	2005
11	IndonesiaIndonesia	145	2005
12	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	144	2005
13	LaosLaos	143	2005
14	LebanonLebanon	142	2005
15	Costa RicaCosta Rica	141	2005
16	BurundiBurundi	140	2005
17	UruguayUruguay	139	2005
18	IndiaIndia	138	2005
19	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	137	2005
20	HondurasHonduras	136	2005
21	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	135	2005
22	PakistanPakistan	134	2005
23	United Arab EmiratesUAE	133	2005
24	TongaTonga	132	2005
25	AlgeriaAlgeria	131	2005
26	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	130	2005
27	VenezuelaVenezuela	129	2005
28	PalauPalau	128	2005
29	CambodiaCambodia	127	2005
30	PanamaPanama	126	2005
31	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	125	2005
32	TogoTogo	124	2005
33	GuyanaGuyana	123	2005
34	AngolaAngola	122	2005
35	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	121	2005
36	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	120	2005
37	NigeriaNigeria	119	2005
38	EgyptEgypt	118	2005
39	GuatemalaGuatemala	117	2005
40	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	116	2005
41	MozambiqueMozambique	115	2005
42	PeruPeru	114	2005
43	AlbaniaAlbania	113	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	112.85	2005
44	BoliviaBolivia	112	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	111.87	2005
45	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	110	2005
46	SenegalSenegal	109	2005
47	FijiFiji	108	2005
48	ParaguayParaguay	107	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	106.22	2005
49	VanuatuVanuatu	106	2005
50	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	105	2005
51	PolandPoland	104	2005
52	IsraelIsrael	103	2005
53	VietnamVietnam	102	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	101.11	2005
54	GuineaGuinea	101	2005
55	MexicoMexico	100	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	100	2005
56	NigerNiger	99	2005
57	KuwaitKuwait	98	2005
58	LesothoLesotho	97	2005
59	HaitiHaiti	96	2005
60	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	95	2005
61	MauritaniaMauritania	94	2005
62	AfghanistanAfghanistan	93	2005
63	KiribatiKiribati	92	2005
64	ArgentinaArgentina	91	2005
65	EcuadorEcuador	90	2005
66	PhilippinesPhilippines	89	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	89	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	88.36	2005
67	West BankWest Bank	88	2005
68	OmanOman	87	2005
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	86.32	2005
69	MaliMali	86	2005
70	SloveniaSlovenia	85	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	84.33	2005
71	RwandaRwanda	84	2005
72	ColombiaColombia	83	2005
73	KenyaKenya	82	2005
74	SlovakiaSlovakia	81	2005
75	UzbekistanUzbekistan	80	2005
76	BulgariaBulgaria	79	2005
77	SamoaSamoa	78	2005
78	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	77	2005
79	ItalyItaly	76	2005
80	BangladeshBangladesh	75	2005
81	IraqIraq	74	2005
82	NepalNepal	73	2005
83	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	72	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	71.48	2005
84	EthiopiaEthiopia	71	2005
85	BrazilBrazil	70	2005
86	ZimbabweZimbabwe	69	2005
87	KazakhstanKazakhstan	68	2005
88	NamibiaNamibia	67	2005
89	MoldovaMoldova	66	2005
90	RomaniaRomania	65	2005
91	EritreaEritrea	64	2005
92	GeorgiaGeorgia	63	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	62.12	2005
93	RussiaRussia	62	2005
94	MalaysiaMalaysia	61	2005
95	BhutanBhutan	60	2005
96	MadagascarMadagascar	59	2005
97	JordanJordan	58	2005
98	YemenYemen	57	2005
99	MalawiMalawi	56	2005
100	IranIran	55	2005
101	Sri LankaSri Lanka	54	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	53.69	2005
102	El SalvadorEl Salvador	53	2005
103	BelarusBelarus	52	2005
104	MongoliaMongolia	51	2005
105	MaldivesMaldives	50	2005
106	ThailandThailand	49	2005
107	TanzaniaTanzania	48	2005
108	ChinaChina	47	2005
109	PortugalPortugal	46	2005
110	BotswanaBotswana	45	2005
111	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	44	2005
112	CroatiaCroatia	43	2005
113	ZambiaZambia	42	2005
114	ChileChile	41	2005
115	JamaicaJamaica	40	2005
116	UkraineUkraine	39	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	38.5	2005
117	South AfricaSouth Africa	38	2005
118	TurkeyTurkey	37	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	36.6	2005
119	ArmeniaArmenia	36	2005
120	AustriaAustria	35	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	34.6	2005
121	CanadaCanada	34	2005
122	UgandaUganda	33	2005
123	IrelandIreland	32	2005
124	HungaryHungary	31	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	30.62	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	30.5	2005
125	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	30	2005
126	MoroccoMorocco	29	2005
127	GhanaGhana	28	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	27.29	2005
128	TaiwanTaiwan	27	2005
129	MauritiusMauritius	26	2005
130	GermanyGermany	25	2005
131	SpainSpain	24	2005
132	FinlandFinland	23	2005
133	NicaraguaNicaragua	22	2005
134	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	21	2005
135	NetherlandsNetherlands	20	2005
136	EstoniaEstonia	19	2005
137	South KoreaSouth Korea	18	2005
138	BelgiumBelgium	17	2005
139	Hong KongHong Kong	16	2005
140	LatviaLatvia	15	2005
141	SwedenSweden	14	2005
142	FranceFrance	13	2005
143	AustraliaAustralia	12	2005
144	SingaporeSingapore	11	2005
145	United StatesUnited States	10	2005
146	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	9	2005
147	GreeceGreece	8	2005
148	LithuaniaLithuania	7	2005
149	TunisiaTunisia	6	2005
150	IcelandIceland	5	2005
151	New ZealandNew Zealand	4	2005
152	JapanJapan	3	2005
153	DenmarkDenmark	2	2005
154	NorwayNorway	1	2005

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