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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |