Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Palau
Palau: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 51.28 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Palau, 2003–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Palau recorded 51.28 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Palau peaked at 51.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.24, in 2003.
That places Palau 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.24 | — |
| 2004 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.24 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.28 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 51.28 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 51.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 80% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Palau's 51.28 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 81% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.24 | 50.24 | 50.26 | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.66 | 50.24 | 51.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 117 Djibouti 51.79 compare
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.74 compare
- 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.51 compare
- 121 Mali 51.25 compare
- 122 Costa Rica 51.13 compare
- 123 Kenya 50.98 compare
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- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Palau?
- Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Palau was 51.28 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 51.28 in 2013.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.24 in 2003.
- How does Palau rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
- Palau ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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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About this data
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.