Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,715 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Angola | 1,296 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Liberia | 1,280 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Djibouti | 1,225 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Gabon | 1,070 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,065 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Swaziland | 956 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Mozambique | 950 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Seychelles | 915 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Madagascar | 871 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Burundi | 832 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Sudan | 810 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Cameroon | 800 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Benin | 795 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Senegal | 770 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Chad | 743 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Central African Republic | 660 | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Botswana | 625 | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Mali | 620 | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Lesotho | 615 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Zambia | 611 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 610 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | South Africa | 600 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Togo | 588 | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 585 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 560 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Niger | 545 | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Ethiopia | 530 | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Mauritius | 529 | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Tanzania | 515 | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Sierra Leone | 515 | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Comoros | 506 | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Ghana | 495 | 2013 | ||
| =34 | Eritrea | 490 | 2013 | ||
| =34 | Uganda | 490 | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 475 | 2013 | ||
| 37 | Kenya | 465 | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Namibia | 460 | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Nigeria | 447 | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 446 | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Malawi | 432 | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Cape Verde | 425 | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 410 | 2013 | ||
| 44 | The Gambia | 407 | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Mauritania | 370 | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Guinea | 276 | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Rwanda | 230 | 2013 | ||
| 48 | South Sudan | 228 | 2013 |