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Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) was 3.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 75.0%
World rank
68th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
2 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

012342015201720192015: 2 DB17-20 methodology2016: 2 DB17-20 methodology2017: 2 DB17-20 methodology2018: 2 DB17-20 methodology2019: 3.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) in South Africa stood at 3.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 75.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over five years.

South Africa ranks 68th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) in South Africa?
Enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) in South Africa was 3.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: court structure and proceedings (0-5)?
South Africa ranks 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this South Africa 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
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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.