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

China: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 67.02 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
67.02
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 184 countries
All-time high
70.98
in 2003
All-time low
67.02
in 2013
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 712004: 712005: 712006: 69.52007: 69.52008: 69.52009: 69.52010: 69.52011: 69.52012: 69.52013: 672014: 67

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in China is 67.02, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in China peaked at 70.98 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 67.02, in 2013.

China ranks 36th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in China, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 70.98
2004 70.98 +0.0%
2005 70.98 +0.0%
2006 69.48 -2.1%
2007 69.48 +0.0%
2008 69.48 +0.0%
2009 69.48 +0.0%
2010 69.48 +0.0%
2011 69.48 +0.0%
2012 69.48 +0.0%
2013 67.02 -3.5%
2014 67.02 +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 67.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.62, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • China's 67.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.13 69.48 70.98 7
2010s 68.5 67.02 69.48 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 33 Tajikistan 67.42 compare
  2. 34 United Kingdom 67.41 compare
  3. 35 Turkey 67.13 compare
  4. 37 Denmark 66.75 compare
  5. 38 Moldova 66.68 compare
  6. 39 United States 66.61 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in China?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in China was 67.02 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 70.98 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 67.02 in 2013.
How does China rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
China ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China 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.