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

Germany: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 74.96 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
74.96
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
16th
of 184 countries
All-time high
76.74
in 2005
All-time low
74.96
in 2014
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 76.52004: 76.52005: 76.72006: 76.72007: 76.72008: 76.72009: 76.72010: 76.72011: 76.72012: 76.72013: 76.72014: 75

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Germany recorded 74.96 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Germany peaked at 76.74 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 74.96, in 2014.

Germany ranks 16th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Germany, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 76.49 —
2004 76.49 +0.0%
2005 76.74 +0.3%
2006 76.74 +0.0%
2007 76.74 +0.0%
2008 76.74 +0.0%
2009 76.74 +0.0%
2010 76.74 +0.0%
2011 76.74 +0.0%
2012 76.74 +0.0%
2013 76.74 +0.0%
2014 74.96 -2.3%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 74.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 74.96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.94, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.66 76.49 76.74 7
2010s 76.38 74.96 76.74 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 13 Ireland 75.47 compare
  2. 14 Norway 75.13 compare
  3. 15 Netherlands 75.1 compare
  4. 17 Russia 74.16 compare
  5. 18 Lithuania 73.94 compare
  6. 19 Georgia 73.66 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Germany?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Germany was 74.96 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 76.74 in 2005.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 74.96 in 2014.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Germany ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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.