Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 33.51 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
33.51
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
33.51
in 2013
All-time low
27.68
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 27.72004: 27.72005: 27.72006: 27.72007: 28.72008: 29.82009: 30.42010: 30.42011: 30.42012: 30.42013: 33.52014: 33.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 33.51 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 33.51 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.68, in 2003.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 27.68 —
2004 27.68 +0.0%
2005 27.68 +0.0%
2006 27.68 +0.0%
2007 28.72 +3.8%
2008 29.82 +3.8%
2009 30.36 +1.8%
2010 30.36 +0.0%
2011 30.36 +0.0%
2012 30.36 +0.0%
2013 33.51 +10.4%
2014 33.51 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 33.51 is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.52, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 33.51 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.8, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.52 27.68 30.36 7
2010s 31.62 30.36 33.51 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 169 Eswatini 36.37 compare
  2. 170 Syria 35.17 compare
  3. 171 Liberia 34.88 compare
  4. 173 Comoros 33.2 compare
  5. 174 Cambodia 32.79 compare
  6. 175 Sao Tome and Principe 32.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 33.51 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 33.51 in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 27.68 in 2003.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.