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

Italy: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 45.42 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
45.42
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
45.42
in 2013
All-time low
34.47
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

010203040502003200820142003: 34.52004: 34.52005: 34.52006: 382007: 382008: 382009: 42.22010: 42.22011: 42.22012: 42.92013: 45.42014: 45.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Italy recorded 45.42 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Italy peaked at 45.42 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.47, in 2003.

Italy ranks 144th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Italy, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 34.47
2004 34.47 +0.0%
2005 34.47 +0.0%
2006 38.02 +10.3%
2007 38.02 +0.0%
2008 38.02 +0.0%
2009 42.19 +11.0%
2010 42.19 +0.0%
2011 42.19 +0.0%
2012 42.87 +1.6%
2013 45.42 +5.9%
2014 45.42 +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 45.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 45.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.94, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.1 34.47 42.19 7
2010s 43.62 42.19 45.42 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 141 Grenada 46.25 compare
  2. 142 Laos 45.93 compare
  3. 143 Saint Lucia 45.67 compare
  4. 145 Dominica 45.17 compare
  5. 146 Chad 45.05 compare
  6. 147 Indonesia 44.31 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Italy?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Italy was 45.42 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 45.42 in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 34.47 in 2003.
How does Italy rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Italy ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.