Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in United States

United States: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 66.61 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
66.61
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 181 countries
All-time high
78.26
in 2006
All-time low
66.61
in 2013
Years of data
12
2003–2014

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

0204060802003200820142003: 77.22004: 77.22005: 77.22006: 78.32007: 76.82008: 76.82009: 76.82010: 76.82011: 76.82012: 74.82013: 66.62014: 66.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in United States is 66.61, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in United States peaked at 78.26 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66.61, in 2013.

That places United States 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.17 76.76 78.26 7
2010s 72.32 66.61 76.76 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 36 China 67.02 compare
  2. 37 Denmark 66.75 compare
  3. 38 Moldova 66.68 compare
  4. 40 Switzerland 66.52 compare
  5. 41 Ukraine 66.25 compare
  6. 42 Mauritius 66.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in United States?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in United States was 66.61 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 78.26 in 2006.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 66.61 in 2013.
How does United States rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
United States ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States 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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Indicator
Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,113 data points, 2003–2014
Last refreshed

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.