Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Australia

Australia: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 76.34 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
76.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
76.95
in 2006
All-time low
75.9
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Australia, 2003–2014

0204060802003200820142003: 75.92004: 75.92005: 75.92006: 76.92007: 76.92008: 76.92009: 76.92010: 76.92011: 76.52012: 76.52013: 76.32014: 76.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Australia stood at 76.34.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Australia peaked at 76.95 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 75.9, in 2003.

That places Australia 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Australia, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 75.9 —
2004 75.9 +0.0%
2005 75.9 +0.0%
2006 76.95 +1.4%
2007 76.95 +0.0%
2008 76.95 +0.0%
2009 76.95 +0.0%
2010 76.95 +0.0%
2011 76.53 -0.5%
2012 76.53 +0.0%
2013 76.34 -0.2%
2014 76.34 +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 76.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 76.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.5 75.9 76.95 7
2010s 76.54 76.34 76.95 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Belarus 78.7 compare
  2. 8 New Zealand 77.84 compare
  3. 9 Belgium 77.67 compare
  4. 11 France 76.25 compare
  5. 12 Latvia 75.59 compare
  6. 13 Ireland 75.47 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Australia?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Australia was 76.34 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 76.95 in 2006.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 75.9 in 2003.
How does Australia rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Australia ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 2,119 data points, 2003–2014
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The score for enforcing contracts is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for resolving a commercial dispute through a local first-instance court. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB04-15 studies.