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 184 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 184 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.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 81.77 —
2004 81.77 +0.0%
2005 81.77 +0.0%
2006 81.77 +0.0%
2007 81.77 +0.0%
2008 81.77 +0.0%
2009 79.88 -2.3%
2010 79.88 +0.0%
2011 77.7 -2.7%
2012 77.7 +0.0%
2013 78.74 +1.3%
2014 78.74 +0.0%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 78.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 78.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)

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 184 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 184 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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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.