Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 28.84 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.84
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 191 countries
All-time high
30.28
in 2015
All-time low
27
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2015–2019

01020302015201720192015: 30.32016: 30.32017: 272018: 28.82019: 28.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 28.84 for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019.

The figure is down 4.8% over five years.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 186th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 30.28 —
2016 30.28 +0.0%
2017 27 -10.8%
2018 28.84 +6.8%
2019 28.84 +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 28.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.27, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 28.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.71, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sao Tome and Principe was 28.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 30.28 in 2015.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2017.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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
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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.