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

Japan: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 73.25 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
73.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 184 countries
All-time high
73.25
in 2013
All-time low
69.95
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 69.92004: 69.92005: 69.92006: 69.92007: 69.92008: 69.92009: 69.92010: 69.92011: 69.92012: 69.92013: 73.22014: 73.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Japan is 73.25, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Japan peaked at 73.25 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.95, in 2003.

That places Japan 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Japan, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 69.95 —
2004 69.95 +0.0%
2005 69.95 +0.0%
2006 69.95 +0.0%
2007 69.95 +0.0%
2008 69.95 +0.0%
2009 69.95 +0.0%
2010 69.95 +0.0%
2011 69.95 +0.0%
2012 69.95 +0.0%
2013 73.25 +4.7%
2014 73.25 +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 73.25 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 73.25 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.95 69.95 69.95 7
2010s 71.27 69.95 73.25 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 17 Russia 74.16 compare
  2. 18 Lithuania 73.94 compare
  3. 19 Georgia 73.66 compare
  4. 21 Rwanda 70.46 compare
  5. 22 Finland 70.45 compare
  6. 23 Mongolia 70.17 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Japan?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Japan was 73.25 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 73.25 in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 69.95 in 2003.
How does Japan rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Japan ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan 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.