Government > 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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1,642 days | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Guatemala | 1,459 days | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1,442 days | 2006 | ||
| 4 | India | 1,420 days | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Slovenia | 1,350 days | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Colombia | 1,346 days | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,340 days | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Suriname | 1,290 days | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Djibouti | 1,225 days | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Italy | 1,210 days | 2006 | ||
| 11 | East Timor | 1,170 days | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,140 days | 2006 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 1,131.8 days | 2006 | |||
| 13 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,028 days | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Angola | 1,011 days | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Egypt | 1,010 days | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Mozambique | 1,010 days | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Poland | 980 days | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Swaziland | 972 days | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Belize | 892 days | 2006 | ||
| =20 | Gabon | 880 days | 2006 | ||
| =20 | Pakistan | 880 days | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Syria | 872 days | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Mali | 860 days | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 837 days | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Czech Republic | 820 days | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Cameroon | 800 days | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Senegal | 780 days | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Federated States of Micronesia | 775 days | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Sudan | 770 days | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Chad | 743 days | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Greece | 730 days | 2006 | ||
| =32 | Lebanon | 721 days | 2006 | ||
| =32 | Comoros | 721 days | 2006 | ||
| =34 | Benin | 720 days | 2006 | ||
| =34 | Seychelles | 720 days | 2006 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 710.5 days | 2006 | |||
| 36 | Lesotho | 695 days | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Ethiopia | 690 days | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Panama | 686 days | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 685 days | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Dominica | 681 days | 2006 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 674 days | 2006 | |||
| 41 | Maldives | 665 days | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Guyana | 661 days | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Central African Republic | 660 days | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Kiribati | 660 days | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Uruguay | 655 days | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 635 days | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Mauritius | 630 days | 2006 | ||
| 48 | El Salvador | 626 days | 2006 | ||
| 49 | Palau | 622 days | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 620 days | 2006 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 616.16 days | 2006 | |||
| 51 | Brazil | 616 days | 2006 | ||
| =52 | Costa Rica | 615 days | 2006 | ||
| =52 | Morocco | 615 days | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 614.89 days | 2006 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 612.9 days | 2006 | |||
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 607 days | 2006 | ||
| =55 | Philippines | 600 days | 2006 | ||
| =55 | South Africa | 600 days | 2006 | ||
| 57 | Oman | 598 days | 2006 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 595.91 days | 2006 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 595.09 days | 2006 | |||
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 595 days | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Madagascar | 591 days | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Bolivia | 591 days | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Nepal | 590 days | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Israel | 585 days | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Grenada | 583 days | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 578 days | 2006 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 577.35 days | 2006 | |||
| 65 | Indonesia | 570 days | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Slovakia | 565 days | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 561.98 days | 2006 | |||
| 67 | Croatia | 561 days | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Congo, Republic of the | 560 days | 2006 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 558.53 days | 2006 | |||
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 553 days | 2006 | ||
| 70 | Ghana | 552 days | 2006 | ||
| 71 | Togo | 535 days | 2006 | ||
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 525 days | 2006 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 521.89 days | 2006 | |||
| =73 | Argentina | 520 days | 2006 | ||
| =73 | Iran | 520 days | 2006 | ||
| =73 | Iraq | 520 days | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 516.04 days | 2006 | |||
| =76 | Sierra Leone | 515 days | 2006 | ||
| =76 | Spain | 515 days | 2006 | ||
| 78 | Tonga | 510 days | 2006 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 508.53 days | 2006 | |||
| 79 | Botswana | 501 days | 2006 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 500.28 days | 2006 | |||
| 80 | Ecuador | 498 days | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Portugal | 495 days | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 487.77 days | 2006 | |||
| 82 | Nicaragua | 486 days | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Uganda | 484 days | 2006 | ||
| 84 | Tunisia | 481 days | 2006 | ||
| =85 | Chile | 480 days | 2006 | ||
| =85 | Honduras | 480 days | 2006 | ||
| 87 | Paraguay | 478 days | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 475.68 days | 2006 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 470.82 days | 2006 | |||
| 88 | Cape Verde | 465 days | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 460 days | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Nigeria | 457 days | 2006 | ||
| =91 | Samoa | 455 days | 2006 | ||
| =91 | Solomon Islands | 455 days | 2006 | ||
| 93 | Malaysia | 450 days | 2006 | ||
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 446 days | 2006 | ||
| 95 | Laos | 443 days | 2006 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 440.72 days | 2006 | |||
| =96 | Papua New Guinea | 440 days | 2006 | ||
| =96 | Bulgaria | 440 days | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 437.73 days | 2006 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 436 days | 2006 | |||
| 98 | Venezuela | 435 days | 2006 | ||
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 432 days | 2006 | ||
| 100 | Vanuatu | 430 days | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Thailand | 425 days | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Turkey | 420 days | 2006 | ||
| =103 | Mexico | 415 days | 2006 | ||
| =103 | Jamaica | 415 days | 2006 | ||
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 410 days | 2006 | ||
| 106 | Netherlands | 408 days | 2006 | ||
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 405 days | 2006 | ||
| 108 | Zambia | 404 days | 2006 | ||
| 109 | Burundi | 403 days | 2006 | ||
| 110 | Cambodia | 401 days | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | 400 days | 2006 | ||
| =112 | Fiji | 397 days | 2006 | ||
| =112 | Algeria | 397 days | 2006 | ||
| =114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 394 days | 2006 | ||
| =114 | Germany | 394 days | 2006 | ||
| 116 | Tanzania | 393 days | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Albania | 390 days | 2006 | ||
| =117 | Kuwait | 390 days | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Haiti | 368 days | 2006 | ||
| =120 | Saudi Arabia | 360 days | 2006 | ||
| =120 | Yemen | 360 days | 2006 | ||
| =120 | Kenya | 360 days | 2006 | ||
| =120 | Niger | 360 days | 2006 | ||
| 124 | Iceland | 352 days | 2006 | ||
| 125 | Canada | 346 days | 2006 | ||
| =126 | Jordan | 342 days | 2006 | ||
| =126 | Austria | 342 days | 2006 | ||
| 128 | Malawi | 337 days | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 335.62 days | 2006 | |||
| =129 | Hungary | 335 days | 2006 | ||
| =129 | Romania | 335 days | 2006 | ||
| 131 | France | 331 days | 2006 | ||
| 132 | Belgium | 328 days | 2006 | ||
| 133 | Mongolia | 314 days | 2006 | ||
| =134 | Rwanda | 310 days | 2006 | ||
| =134 | Moldova | 310 days | 2006 | ||
| 136 | Eritrea | 305 days | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Peru | 300 days | 2006 | ||
| =137 | United States | 300 days | 2006 | ||
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 297 days | 2006 | ||
| 140 | Vietnam | 295 days | 2006 | ||
| 141 | China | 292 days | 2006 | ||
| 142 | Georgia | 285 days | 2006 | ||
| 143 | Norway | 277 days | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Guinea | 276 days | 2006 | ||
| =145 | Estonia | 275 days | 2006 | ||
| =145 | Bhutan | 275 days | 2006 | ||
| 147 | Namibia | 270 days | 2006 | ||
| 148 | Azerbaijan | 267 days | 2006 | ||
| 149 | Tajikistan | 257 days | 2006 | ||
| 150 | The Gambia | 247 days | 2006 | ||
| 151 | Japan | 242 days | 2006 | ||
| 152 | Latvia | 240 days | 2006 | ||
| 153 | South Korea | 230 days | 2006 | ||
| 154 | United Kingdom | 229 days | 2006 | ||
| 155 | Finland | 228 days | 2006 | ||
| 156 | Belarus | 225 days | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 220.64 days | 2006 | |||
| 157 | Ireland | 217 days | 2006 | ||
| 158 | Switzerland | 215 days | 2006 | ||
| 159 | Hong Kong | 211 days | 2006 | ||
| 160 | Sweden | 208 days | 2006 | ||
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 195 days | 2006 | ||
| 162 | Denmark | 190 days | 2006 | ||
| 163 | Armenia | 185 days | 2006 | ||
| =164 | Ukraine | 183 days | 2006 | ||
| =164 | Kazakhstan | 183 days | 2006 | ||
| 166 | Australia | 181 days | 2006 | ||
| 167 | Russia | 178 days | 2006 | ||
| 168 | Lithuania | 166 days | 2006 | ||
| 169 | Kyrgyzstan | 140 days | 2006 | ||
| 170 | Singapore | 120 days | 2006 | ||
| 171 | New Zealand | 109 days | 2006 |