Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 41.16 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 191 countries
All-time high
41.16
in 2018
All-time low
39.31
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0102030402015201720192015: 39.32016: 39.32017: 39.32018: 41.22019: 41.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka is 41.16, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% over five years.

Sri Lanka ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 39.31
2016 39.31 +0.0%
2017 39.31 +0.0%
2018 41.16 +4.7%
2019 41.16 +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 41.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.01, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 41.16 is below the median for South Asia, which is 43.59, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 162 Laos 41.99 compare
  2. 163 Benin 41.5 compare
  3. 164 India 41.19 compare
  4. 166 Burkina Faso 41.05 compare
  5. 167 Egypt 39.97 compare
  6. 168 Cameroon 39.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka was 41.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 41.16 in 2018.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 39.31 in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Sri Lanka ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.