Government > Red tape > Time required to enforce a contract > Days: Countries Compared
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 | ||
| =1 | Suriname | 1,715 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Afghanistan | 1,642 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1,442 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | India | 1,420 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Guatemala | 1,402 | 2013 | ||
| =7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,340 | 2013 | ||
| =7 | Barbados | 1,340 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 1,318 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Greece | 1,300 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Angola | 1,296 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Colombia | 1,288 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | East Timor | 1,285 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Liberia | 1,280 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Slovenia | 1,270 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Djibouti | 1,225 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Italy | 1,185 | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Burma | 1,160 | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 1,141 | 2013 | |||
| 19 | Gabon | 1,070 | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,065 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Egypt | 1,010 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Pakistan | 976 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Swaziland | 956 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Mozambique | 950 | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Honduras | 920 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Seychelles | 915 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Nepal | 910 | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Belize | 892 | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Israel | 890 | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Federated States of Micronesia | 885 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Syria | 872 | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Madagascar | 871 | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Costa Rica | 852 | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Philippines | 842 | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Burundi | 832 | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 821.08 | 2013 | |||
| =36 | Sudan | 810 | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Palau | 810 | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Cameroon | 800 | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Benin | 795 | 2013 | ||
| 40 | El Salvador | 786 | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Senegal | 770 | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Chad | 743 | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Cyprus | 735 | 2013 | ||
| 44 | Brazil | 731 | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 729.44 | 2013 | |||
| 45 | Uruguay | 725 | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Lebanon | 721 | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 719.8 | 2013 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 692.72 | 2013 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 690.58 | 2013 | |||
| 47 | Libya | 690 | 2013 | ||
| 48 | Jordan | 689 | 2013 | ||
| 49 | Grenada | 688 | 2013 | ||
| 50 | Panama | 686 | 2013 | ||
| 51 | Poland | 685 | 2013 | ||
| 52 | Dominica | 681 | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 665.81 | 2013 | |||
| 53 | Maldives | 665 | 2013 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 660.75 | 2013 | |||
| =54 | Kiribati | 660 | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Central African Republic | 660 | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 658.72 | 2013 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 657.53 | 2013 | |||
| 56 | Jamaica | 655 | 2013 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 654.17 | 2013 | |||
| 57 | Ireland | 650 | 2013 | ||
| 58 | Yemen | 645 | 2013 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 639.3 | 2013 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 636.79 | 2013 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 635.73 | 2013 | |||
| =59 | Saint Lucia | 635 | 2013 | ||
| =59 | Saudi Arabia | 635 | 2013 | ||
| =59 | Serbia | 635 | 2013 | ||
| =59 | Bahrain | 635 | 2013 | ||
| 63 | Algeria | 630 | 2013 | ||
| 64 | Botswana | 625 | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Puerto Rico | 620 | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Mali | 620 | 2013 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 618.81 | 2013 | |||
| 67 | Lesotho | 615 | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 613.56 | 2013 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 613.44 | 2013 | |||
| =68 | Zambia | 611 | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Czech Republic | 611 | 2013 | ||
| =70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 610 | 2013 | ||
| =70 | Venezuela | 610 | 2013 | ||
| 72 | Republic of Macedonia | 604 | 2013 | ||
| 73 | South Africa | 600 | 2013 | ||
| 74 | Oman | 598 | 2013 | ||
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 595 | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Bolivia | 591 | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Paraguay | 591 | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Papua New Guinea | 591 | 2013 | ||
| 79 | Argentina | 590 | 2013 | ||
| =80 | Togo | 588 | 2013 | ||
| =80 | Ecuador | 588 | 2013 | ||
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 585 | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 582 | 2013 | |||
| 83 | Guyana | 581 | 2013 | ||
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 578 | 2013 | ||
| 85 | San Marino | 575 | 2013 | ||
| 86 | Croatia | 572 | 2013 | ||
| =87 | Armenia | 570 | 2013 | ||
| =87 | Qatar | 570 | 2013 | ||
| =87 | Canada | 570 | 2013 | ||
| 90 | Kuwait | 566 | 2013 | ||
| 91 | European Union | 565.79 | 2013 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 565.79 | 2013 | |||
| 92 | Tunisia | 565 | 2013 | ||
| 93 | Bulgaria | 564 | 2013 | ||
| 94 | Republic of the Congo | 560 | 2013 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 558.44 | 2013 | |||
| 95 | Portugal | 547 | 2013 | ||
| =96 | Niger | 545 | 2013 | ||
| =96 | Montenegro | 545 | 2013 | ||
| =96 | Slovakia | 545 | 2013 | ||
| 99 | Brunei | 540 | 2013 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 530.14 | 2013 | |||
| =100 | Haiti | 530 | 2013 | ||
| =100 | Ethiopia | 530 | 2013 | ||
| 102 | Mauritius | 529 | 2013 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 528.65 | 2013 | |||
| 103 | Albania | 525 | 2013 | ||
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 524 | 2013 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 522.07 | 2013 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 520.12 | 2013 | |||
| 105 | Iraq | 520 | 2013 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 516.3 | 2013 | |||
| =106 | Sierra Leone | 515 | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Tanzania | 515 | 2013 | ||
| 108 | Netherlands | 514 | 2013 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 513.04 | 2013 | |||
| 109 | Romania | 512 | 2013 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 511.3 | 2013 | |||
| =110 | Spain | 510 | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Morocco | 510 | 2013 | ||
| 112 | Comoros | 506 | 2013 | ||
| =113 | Malta | 505 | 2013 | ||
| =113 | Belgium | 505 | 2013 | ||
| =113 | Iran | 505 | 2013 | ||
| 116 | Indonesia | 498 | 2013 | ||
| 117 | Ghana | 495 | 2013 | ||
| =118 | Uganda | 490 | 2013 | ||
| =118 | Eritrea | 490 | 2013 | ||
| 120 | Cambodia | 483 | 2013 | ||
| 121 | Chile | 480 | 2013 | ||
| 122 | Marshall Islands | 476 | 2013 | ||
| 123 | Equatorial Guinea | 475 | 2013 | ||
| 124 | Latvia | 469 | 2013 | ||
| 125 | Kenya | 465 | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Dominican Republic | 460 | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Namibia | 460 | 2013 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 458.26 | 2013 | |||
| =128 | Samoa | 455 | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Solomon Islands | 455 | 2013 | ||
| 130 | Nigeria | 447 | 2013 | ||
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 446 | 2013 | ||
| 132 | Laos | 443 | 2013 | ||
| 133 | Thailand | 440 | 2013 | ||
| 134 | United Kingdom | 437 | 2013 | ||
| 135 | Malawi | 432 | 2013 | ||
| =136 | Tajikistan | 430 | 2013 | ||
| =136 | Vanuatu | 430 | 2013 | ||
| 138 | The Bahamas | 427 | 2013 | ||
| 139 | Peru | 426 | 2013 | ||
| =140 | Malaysia | 425 | 2013 | ||
| =140 | Estonia | 425 | 2013 | ||
| =140 | Cape Verde | 425 | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Turkey | 420 | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Kosovo | 420 | 2013 | ||
| 145 | Iceland | 417 | 2013 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 413.77 | 2013 | |||
| =146 | Denmark | 410 | 2013 | ||
| =146 | Zimbabwe | 410 | 2013 | ||
| 148 | Nicaragua | 409 | 2013 | ||
| 149 | The Gambia | 407 | 2013 | ||
| 150 | China | 406 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Mexico | 400 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Vietnam | 400 | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Fiji | 397 | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Austria | 397 | 2013 | ||
| =155 | France | 395 | 2013 | ||
| =155 | Australia | 395 | 2013 | ||
| =155 | Hungary | 395 | 2013 | ||
| =158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 394 | 2013 | ||
| =158 | Germany | 394 | 2013 | ||
| 160 | Switzerland | 390 | 2013 | ||
| 161 | Ukraine | 378 | 2013 | ||
| 162 | Finland | 375 | 2013 | ||
| =163 | Mauritania | 370 | 2013 | ||
| =163 | United States | 370 | 2013 | ||
| =163 | Kazakhstan | 370 | 2013 | ||
| =166 | Hong Kong | 360 | 2013 | ||
| =166 | Japan | 360 | 2013 | ||
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 351 | 2013 | ||
| 169 | Tonga | 350 | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 342.93 | 2013 | |||
| 170 | Moldova | 337 | 2013 | ||
| 171 | Luxembourg | 321 | 2013 | ||
| =172 | Mongolia | 314 | 2013 | ||
| =172 | Sweden | 314 | 2013 | ||
| 174 | Lithuania | 300 | 2013 | ||
| 175 | Georgia | 285 | 2013 | ||
| 176 | Norway | 280 | 2013 | ||
| 177 | Guinea | 276 | 2013 | ||
| 178 | Belarus | 275 | 2013 | ||
| 179 | Russia | 270 | 2013 | ||
| 180 | Kyrgyzstan | 260 | 2013 | ||
| 181 | Azerbaijan | 237 | 2013 | ||
| =182 | South Korea | 230 | 2013 | ||
| =182 | Rwanda | 230 | 2013 | ||
| 184 | South Sudan | 228 | 2013 | ||
| 185 | Bhutan | 225 | 2013 | ||
| 186 | New Zealand | 216 | 2013 | ||
| 187 | Uzbekistan | 195 | 2013 | ||
| 188 | Singapore | 150 | 2013 |