Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
3 DB17-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) in New Zealand, 2015–2019

0123452015201720192015: 4.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 4.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 3 DB17-20 methodology2018: 3 DB17-20 methodology2019: 3 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 3 DB17-20 methodology for enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over five years.

That places New Zealand 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) in New Zealand was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5)?
New Zealand ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The court structure and proceedings evaluates five aspects of the court system: (i) whether a specialized commercial court, division or section is available; (ii) whether a small claims court and/or simplified procedure for small claims is available; (iii) whether pretrial attachment of defendant's movable assets is available; (iv) whether new cases are assigned randomly and through an automated system to judges; and (v) whether a woman’s testimony in court carries the same evidentiary weight as that of a man's. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.