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