Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 56.03 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
56.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 184 countries
All-time high
56.3
in 2003
All-time low
56.03
in 2012
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 56.32004: 56.32005: 56.32006: 56.32007: 56.32008: 56.32009: 56.32010: 56.32011: 56.32012: 562013: 562014: 56

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico is 56.03, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico peaked at 56.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.03, in 2012.

That places Puerto Rico 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 56.3 —
2004 56.3 +0.0%
2005 56.3 +0.0%
2006 56.3 +0.0%
2007 56.3 +0.0%
2008 56.3 +0.0%
2009 56.3 +0.0%
2010 56.3 +0.0%
2011 56.3 +0.0%
2012 56.03 -0.5%
2013 56.03 +0.0%
2014 56.03 +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 56.03 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 87% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 56.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.47, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.3 56.3 56.3 7
2010s 56.14 56.03 56.3 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 95 Saudi Arabia 56.46 compare
  2. 96 Nigeria 56.31 compare
  3. 97 Antigua and Barbuda 56.19 compare
  4. 99 Panama 56.02 compare
  5. 100 El Salvador 55.79 compare
  6. 101 Sierra Leone 55.68 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico was 56.03 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 56.3 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 56.03 in 2012.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Puerto Rico ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.