Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 56.46 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
56.46
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
95th
of 184 countries
All-time high
56.46
in 2014
All-time low
52.74
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 52.72004: 52.72005: 52.72006: 52.72007: 52.72008: 52.72009: 52.72010: 52.72011: 52.72012: 54.82013: 54.82014: 56.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia is 56.46, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 56.46 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52.74, in 2003.

That places Saudi Arabia 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 52.74 —
2004 52.74 +0.0%
2005 52.74 +0.0%
2006 52.74 +0.0%
2007 52.74 +0.0%
2008 52.74 +0.0%
2009 52.74 +0.0%
2010 52.74 +0.0%
2011 52.74 +0.0%
2012 54.82 +4.0%
2013 54.82 +0.0%
2014 56.46 +3.0%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 56.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.27, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 56.46 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.61, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.74 52.74 52.74 7
2010s 54.32 52.74 56.46 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.89 compare
  2. 93 Kyrgyzstan 56.78 compare
  3. 94 Qatar 56.73 compare
  4. 96 Nigeria 56.31 compare
  5. 97 Antigua and Barbuda 56.19 compare
  6. 98 Puerto Rico 56.03 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia was 56.46 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 56.46 in 2014.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.74 in 2003.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.