What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 79.79 in 2003.

What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in New Zealand?

The lowest recorded value was 77.84 in 2012.

How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?

New Zealand ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.

Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this New Zealand 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.

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in New Zealand

Name: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in New Zealand
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 77.84 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)

77.84

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 181 countries

All-time high

79.79

in 2003

All-time low

77.84

in 2012

Years of data

2003–2014

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 77.84 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in New Zealand peaked at 79.79 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77.84, in 2012.

That places New Zealand 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	79.77	79.64	79.79	7
2010s	78.56	77.84	79.64	5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

5 South Korea 79.17 compare
6 Hong Kong 78.74 compare
7 Belarus 78.7 compare
9 Belgium 77.67 compare
10 Australia 76.34 compare
11 France 76.25 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

More reference data data for New Zealand

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 45.99 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 402.67 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 406.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.7851 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 12,188 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in New Zealand?: Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in New Zealand was 77.84 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 79.79 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 77.84 in 2012.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?: New Zealand ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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: 10 August 2026

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.