Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 53.73 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
53.73
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
120th
of 191 countries
All-time high
53.73
in 2019
All-time low
51.87
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 51.92016: 51.92017: 51.92018: 51.92019: 53.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica is 53.73, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over five years.

That places Jamaica 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 51.95 —
2016 51.95 +0.0%
2017 51.87 -0.1%
2018 51.87 +0.0%
2019 53.73 +3.6%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 53.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.01, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 53.73 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.51, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 117 Somalia 54.58 compare
  2. 118 Ghana 54 compare
  3. 119 Guinea 53.87 compare
  4. 121 Albania 53.52 compare
  5. 122 Kiribati 53.39 compare
  6. 123 Italy 53.11 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 53.73 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 53.73 in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 51.87 in 2017.
How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Jamaica ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Jamaica 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.