Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 32.37 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
32.37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 184 countries
All-time high
32.37
in 2013
All-time low
29.09
in 2004
Years of data
11
2004–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2014

01020302004200920142004: 29.12005: 29.12006: 29.12007: 29.12008: 29.12009: 29.12010: 29.12011: 29.12012: 29.92013: 32.42014: 32.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 32.37. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 32.37 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.09, in 2004.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2004 29.09 —
2005 29.09 +0.0%
2006 29.09 +0.0%
2007 29.09 +0.0%
2008 29.09 -0.0%
2009 29.09 +0.0%
2010 29.09 +0.0%
2011 29.09 +0.0%
2012 29.91 +2.8%
2013 32.37 +8.2%
2014 32.37 +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 32.37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 32.37 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.8, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.09 29.09 29.09 6
2010s 30.56 29.09 32.37 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 33.51 compare
  2. 173 Comoros 33.2 compare
  3. 174 Cambodia 32.79 compare
  4. 176 Trinidad and Tobago 32.27 compare
  5. 177 Papua New Guinea 31.92 compare
  6. 178 Central African Republic 31.62 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Sao Tome and Principe was 32.37 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 32.37 in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 29.09 in 2004.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.