Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) in Australia

Australia: Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
3 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
3 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) in Australia, 2015–2019

01232015201720192015: 3 DB17-20 methodology2016: 3 DB17-20 methodology2017: 3 DB17-20 methodology2018: 3 DB17-20 methodology2019: 3 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) in Australia stood at 3 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Australia 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) (DB17-20 methodology) in Australia, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 3 DB17-20 methodology —
2016 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 3 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 DB17-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 3 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 DB17-20 methodology, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 13 China 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 13 United States 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 13 Brazil 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 13 Canada 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 13 Czechia 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 13 Israel 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 13 Italy 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  8. 13 Kazakhstan 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  9. 13 Mauritius 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  10. 13 Taiwan 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  11. 13 United Arab Emirates 3 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) in Australia?
Enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) in Australia was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Australia rank for enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4)?
Australia ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The court automation evaluates four aspects: (i) whether the initial complaint can be filed electronically; (ii) whether the initial complaint can be served electronically; (iii) whether court fees can be paid electronically; and (iv) whether judgments rendered in commercial matters are made available to the public. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.