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

Bhutan: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 61.42 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
61.42
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
67th
of 184 countries
All-time high
70.05
in 2008
All-time low
35.35
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 35.32004: 35.32005: 35.32006: 68.72007: 68.72008: 702009: 702010: 702011: 702012: 702013: 702014: 61.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 61.42 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014.

The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bhutan peaked at 70.05 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.35, in 2003.

That places Bhutan 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Bhutan, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 35.35
2004 35.35 +0.0%
2005 35.35 +0.0%
2006 68.68 +94.3%
2007 68.68 +0.0%
2008 70.05 +2.0%
2009 70.05 +0.0%
2010 70.05 +0.0%
2011 70.05 +0.0%
2012 70.05 +0.0%
2013 70.05 +0.0%
2014 61.42 -12.3%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 61.42 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 61.42 is above the median for South Asia, which is 44.31, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.79 35.35 70.05 7
2010s 68.32 61.42 70.05 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 64 Guyana 62.37 compare
  2. 65 Croatia 62.15 compare
  3. 66 Cote d'Ivoire 61.88 compare
  4. 68 Vanuatu 61.2 compare
  5. 69 Tunisia 60.96 compare
  6. 70 Canada 60.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bhutan?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bhutan was 61.42 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 70.05 in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 35.35 in 2003.
How does Bhutan rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Bhutan ranks 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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.