Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 66.14 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
66.14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.14
in 2010
All-time low
65.1
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

02040602003200820142003: 65.12004: 65.12005: 65.12006: 65.12007: 65.12008: 65.12009: 65.12010: 66.12011: 66.12012: 66.12013: 66.12014: 66.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 66.14 for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Africa peaked at 66.14 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.1, in 2003.

South Africa ranks 44th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 65.1 —
2004 65.1 +0.0%
2005 65.1 +0.0%
2006 65.1 +0.0%
2007 65.1 +0.0%
2008 65.1 +0.0%
2009 65.1 +0.0%
2010 66.14 +1.6%
2011 66.14 +0.0%
2012 66.14 +0.0%
2013 66.14 +0.0%
2014 66.14 +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 66.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.62, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 66.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.8, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.1 65.1 65.1 7
2010s 66.14 66.14 66.14 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 41 Ukraine 66.25 compare
  2. 42 Mauritius 66.22 compare
  3. 43 Tanzania 66.17 compare
  4. 45 Romania 66.11 compare
  5. 46 Vietnam 65.89 compare
  6. 47 Czechia 65.87 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Africa?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in South Africa was 66.14 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 66.14 in 2010.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 65.1 in 2003.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
South Africa ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.