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

Philippines: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 48.74 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
48.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 184 countries
All-time high
51.07
in 2005
All-time low
47.24
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 47.22004: 50.52005: 51.12006: 50.62007: 50.62008: 50.62009: 50.62010: 50.62011: 50.62012: 50.62013: 48.72014: 48.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Philippines stood at 48.74.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Philippines peaked at 51.07 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47.24, in 2003.

Philippines ranks 134th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Philippines, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 47.24 —
2004 50.52 +6.9%
2005 51.07 +1.1%
2006 50.62 -0.9%
2007 50.62 +0.0%
2008 50.62 +0.0%
2009 50.62 +0.0%
2010 50.62 +0.0%
2011 50.62 +0.0%
2012 50.62 +0.0%
2013 48.74 -3.7%
2014 48.74 +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 48.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.62, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 48.74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.18 47.24 51.07 7
2010s 49.87 48.74 50.62 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 131 Bahamas 49.46 compare
  2. 132 Madagascar 49.21 compare
  3. 133 Guinea 48.78 compare
  4. 135 Kosovo 48.59 compare
  5. 135 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 48.59 compare
  6. 137 Mozambique 48 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Philippines?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Philippines was 48.74 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 51.07 in 2005.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 47.24 in 2003.
How does Philippines rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Philippines ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines 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.