Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) was 2.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2018
All-time low
0.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0.511.522.52015201720192015: 0.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 0.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 0.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 2.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 2.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 2.5 DB17-20 methodology for enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 400.0% over five years.

Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court automation (0-4) (DB17-20 methodology) in Puerto Rico, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 0.5 DB17-20 methodology —
2016 0.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 0.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 2.5 DB17-20 methodology +400.0%
2019 2.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 2.5 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 2.5 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5 DB17-20 methodology, 5.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

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  4. 25 Georgia 2.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 25 Hungary 2.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 25 Malaysia 2.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 25 Portugal 2.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  8. 25 Spain 2.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  9. 25 Switzerland 2.5 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) in Puerto Rico was 2.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 2.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: court automation (0-4)?
Puerto Rico ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
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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.