Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Government > Red tape > Time required to enforce a contract > Days
DEFINITION:
Time required to enforce a contract (days). 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 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Guatemala | 1,402 | 2013 | ||
| =3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,340 | 2013 | ||
| =3 | Barbados | 1,340 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Colombia | 1,288 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Honduras | 920 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Belize | 892 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Costa Rica | 852 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | El Salvador | 786 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Brazil | 731 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Uruguay | 725 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Grenada | 688 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Panama | 686 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Dominica | 681 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Jamaica | 655 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 635 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Venezuela | 610 | 2013 | ||
| =18 | Bolivia | 591 | 2013 | ||
| =18 | Paraguay | 591 | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Argentina | 590 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Ecuador | 588 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Guyana | 581 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 578 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Haiti | 530 | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Chile | 480 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 460 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | The Bahamas | 427 | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Peru | 426 | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Nicaragua | 409 | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Mexico | 400 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 394 | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 351 | 2013 |
