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

Belgium: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 77.67 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
77.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 184 countries
All-time high
77.67
in 2008
All-time low
75.59
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 75.62004: 75.62005: 75.62006: 75.62007: 75.62008: 77.72009: 77.72010: 77.72011: 77.72012: 77.72013: 77.72014: 77.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 77.67 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belgium peaked at 77.67 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.59, in 2003.

Belgium ranks 9th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Belgium, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 75.59 —
2004 75.59 +0.0%
2005 75.59 +0.0%
2006 75.59 +0.0%
2007 75.59 +0.0%
2008 77.67 +2.8%
2009 77.67 +0.0%
2010 77.67 +0.0%
2011 77.67 +0.0%
2012 77.67 +0.0%
2013 77.67 +0.0%
2014 77.67 +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 77.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 77.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.94, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.19 75.59 77.67 7
2010s 77.67 77.67 77.67 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Hong Kong 78.74 compare
  2. 7 Belarus 78.7 compare
  3. 8 New Zealand 77.84 compare
  4. 10 Australia 76.34 compare
  5. 11 France 76.25 compare
  6. 12 Latvia 75.59 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belgium?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belgium was 77.67 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 77.67 in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 75.59 in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium 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.