Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in South Korea

South Korea: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 79.17 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
79.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 184 countries
All-time high
80.81
in 2011
All-time low
78.73
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 78.72004: 78.72005: 78.72006: 78.72007: 78.72008: 78.72009: 78.72010: 78.72011: 80.82012: 79.22013: 79.22014: 79.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Korea is 79.17, measured in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Korea peaked at 80.81 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78.73, in 2003.

That places South Korea 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in South Korea, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 78.73
2004 78.73 +0.0%
2005 78.73 +0.0%
2006 78.73 +0.0%
2007 78.73 +0.0%
2008 78.73 +0.0%
2009 78.73 +0.0%
2010 78.73 +0.0%
2011 80.81 +2.6%
2012 79.17 -2.0%
2013 79.17 +0.0%
2014 79.17 +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 79.17 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 79.17 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 78.73 78.73 78.73 7
2010s 79.41 78.73 80.81 5

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 2 Luxembourg 85.7 compare
  2. 3 Iceland 82.3 compare
  3. 4 Austria 80.58 compare
  4. 6 Hong Kong 78.74 compare
  5. 7 Belarus 78.7 compare
  6. 8 New Zealand 77.84 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Korea?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Korea was 79.17 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 80.81 in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 78.73 in 2003.
How does South Korea rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
South Korea ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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.