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

Bahamas: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 49.46 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
49.46
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 184 countries
All-time high
52.33
in 2007
All-time low
49.46
in 2012
Years of data
8
2007–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2007–2014

02040602007201020142007: 52.32008: 52.32009: 52.32010: 52.32011: 52.32012: 49.52013: 49.52014: 49.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bahamas is 49.46, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 5.5% over ten years.

That places Bahamas 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2007 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2007 52.33 —
2008 52.33 +0.0%
2009 52.33 +0.0%
2010 52.33 +0.0%
2011 52.33 +0.0%
2012 49.46 -5.5%
2013 49.46 +0.0%
2014 49.46 +0.0%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 49.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 77% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 49.46 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.47, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.33 52.33 52.33 3
2010s 50.61 49.46 52.33 5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 128 Nepal 49.65 compare
  2. 129 Togo 49.65 compare
  3. 130 Montenegro 49.62 compare
  4. 132 Madagascar 49.21 compare
  5. 133 Guinea 48.78 compare
  6. 134 Philippines 48.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bahamas?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bahamas was 49.46 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 52.33 in 2007.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 49.46 in 2012.
How does Bahamas rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Bahamas ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas 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
Last refreshed

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.