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

Japan: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 65.26 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
65.26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 191 countries
All-time high
65.26
in 2015
All-time low
65.26
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 65.32016: 65.32017: 65.32018: 65.32019: 65.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Japan is 65.26, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Japan ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Japan, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 65.26 —
2016 65.26 +0.0%
2017 65.26 +0.0%
2018 65.26 +0.0%
2019 65.26 +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 65.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.39, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 65.26 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.18, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 47 North Macedonia 66.01 compare
  2. 48 Mauritania 65.99 compare
  3. 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65.51 compare
  4. 51 Saudi Arabia 65.26 compare
  5. 52 Cape Verde 64.84 compare
  6. 53 Kosovo 64.73 compare
  7. 53 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 64.73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Japan?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Japan was 65.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 65.26 in 2015.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 65.26 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Japan ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Japan 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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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.