Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 78.74 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
78.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 181 countries
All-time high
81.77
in 2003
All-time low
77.7
in 2011
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 81.82004: 81.82005: 81.82006: 81.82007: 81.82008: 81.82009: 79.92010: 79.92011: 77.72012: 77.72013: 78.72014: 78.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Hong Kong is 78.74, measured in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Hong Kong peaked at 81.77 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77.7, in 2011.

That places Hong Kong 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.5 79.88 81.77 7
2010s 78.55 77.7 79.88 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 3 Iceland 82.3 compare
  2. 4 Austria 80.58 compare
  3. 5 South Korea 79.17 compare
  4. 7 Belarus 78.7 compare
  5. 8 New Zealand 77.84 compare
  6. 9 Belgium 77.67 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Hong Kong?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Hong Kong was 78.74 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 81.77 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 77.7 in 2011.
How does Hong Kong rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong 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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Indicator
Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,113 data points, 2003–2014
Last refreshed

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.