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

Canada: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 60.75 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
60.75
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
70th
of 184 countries
All-time high
63.76
in 2003
All-time low
60.75
in 2014
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 63.82004: 63.82005: 63.82006: 63.82007: 63.82008: 63.82009: 63.82010: 63.82011: 63.82012: 63.82013: 63.82014: 60.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Canada is 60.75, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Canada peaked at 63.76 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.75, in 2014.

Canada ranks 70th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Canada, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 63.76
2004 63.76 +0.0%
2005 63.76 +0.0%
2006 63.76 +0.0%
2007 63.76 +0.0%
2008 63.76 +0.0%
2009 63.76 +0.0%
2010 63.76 +0.0%
2011 63.76 +0.0%
2012 63.76 +0.0%
2013 63.76 +0.0%
2014 60.75 -4.7%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 60.75 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.76 63.76 63.76 7
2010s 63.15 60.75 63.76 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 67 Bhutan 61.42 compare
  2. 68 Vanuatu 61.2 compare
  3. 69 Tunisia 60.96 compare
  4. 71 Uganda 60.48 compare
  5. 72 Morocco 59.65 compare
  6. 73 Portugal 59.55 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Canada?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Canada was 60.75 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 63.76 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 60.75 in 2014.
How does Canada rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Canada ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada 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.