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

Pakistan: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 40.32 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
40.32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
44.31
in 2003
All-time low
38.41
in 2012
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0102030402003200820142003: 44.32004: 44.32005: 44.32006: 44.32007: 44.32008: 41.72009: 41.72010: 41.72011: 41.72012: 38.42013: 40.32014: 40.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Pakistan stood at 40.32.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Pakistan peaked at 44.31 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38.41, in 2012.

That places Pakistan 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Pakistan, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 44.31
2004 44.31 +0.0%
2005 44.31 +0.0%
2006 44.31 +0.0%
2007 44.31 +0.0%
2008 41.68 -5.9%
2009 41.68 +0.0%
2010 41.68 +0.0%
2011 41.68 +0.0%
2012 38.41 -7.9%
2013 40.32 +5.0%
2014 40.32 +0.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 40.32 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 40.32 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.61, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.56 41.68 44.31 7
2010s 40.48 38.41 41.68 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 159 Micronesia (country) 40.85 compare
  2. 160 Greece 40.6 compare
  3. 161 Sudan 40.43 compare
  4. 163 Sri Lanka 38.96 compare
  5. 164 Colombia 38.45 compare
  6. 165 Benin 37.73 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Pakistan?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Pakistan was 40.32 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 44.31 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 38.41 in 2012.
How does Pakistan rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Pakistan ranks 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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.