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

Bulgaria: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 64.27 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
64.27
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
64.27
in 2008
All-time low
63.22
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 63.22004: 63.22005: 63.22006: 63.22007: 63.22008: 64.32009: 64.32010: 64.32011: 64.32012: 64.32013: 64.32014: 64.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bulgaria stood at 64.27. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bulgaria peaked at 64.27 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.22, in 2003.

That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 63.22
2004 63.22 +0.0%
2005 63.22 +0.0%
2006 63.22 +0.0%
2007 63.22 +0.0%
2008 64.27 +1.6%
2009 64.27 +0.0%
2010 64.27 +0.0%
2011 64.27 +0.0%
2012 64.27 +0.0%
2013 64.27 +0.0%
2014 64.27 +0.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 64.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 64.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.94, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.52 63.22 64.27 7
2010s 64.27 64.27 64.27 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 50 Eritrea 64.95 compare
  2. 51 Poland 64.83 compare
  3. 52 Namibia 64.82 compare
  4. 54 Kiribati 64.15 compare
  5. 55 Chile 63.86 compare
  6. 56 Mexico 63.84 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bulgaria?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Bulgaria was 64.27 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 64.27 in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 63.22 in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria 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.