Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 50.56 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
50.56
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
134th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50.56
in 2019
All-time low
46.86
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 46.92016: 46.92017: 46.92018: 46.92019: 50.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic is 50.56, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over five years.

Dominican Republic ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Dominican Republic, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 46.86 —
2016 46.86 +0.0%
2017 46.86 +0.0%
2018 46.86 +0.0%
2019 50.56 +7.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 50.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.01, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 50.56 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.51, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 131 Zambia 50.82 compare
  2. 132 Lebanon 50.77 compare
  3. 133 Senegal 50.61 compare
  4. 135 Kyrgyzstan 50.42 compare
  5. 136 Belize 50.11 compare
  6. 137 Madagascar 50.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Dominican Republic was 50.56 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 50.56 in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 46.86 in 2015.
How does Dominican Republic rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Dominican Republic ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The score for enforcing contracts is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the time and cost for resolving a commercial dispute through a local first-instance court, as well as the quality of judicial processes that promotes quality and efficiency in the court system. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.