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

Belize: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 37.38 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
37.38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 184 countries
All-time high
37.38
in 2006
All-time low
34.71
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Belize, 2005–2014

0102030402005200920142005: 34.72006: 37.42007: 37.42008: 37.42009: 37.42010: 37.42011: 37.42012: 37.42013: 37.42014: 37.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belize is 37.38, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belize peaked at 37.38 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.71, in 2005.

That places Belize 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Belize, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 34.71
2006 37.38 +7.7%
2007 37.38 +0.0%
2008 37.38 +0.0%
2009 37.38 +0.0%
2010 37.38 +0.0%
2011 37.38 +0.0%
2012 37.38 +0.0%
2013 37.38 +0.0%
2014 37.38 +0.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 37.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.62, 65% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 37.38 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.47, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.85 34.71 37.38 5
2010s 37.38 37.38 37.38 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 163 Sri Lanka 38.96 compare
  2. 164 Colombia 38.45 compare
  3. 165 Benin 37.73 compare
  4. 167 Honduras 36.55 compare
  5. 168 Guinea-Bissau 36.41 compare
  6. 169 Eswatini 36.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belize?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Belize was 37.38 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 37.38 in 2006.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 34.71 in 2005.
How does Belize rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Belize ranks 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belize 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.