Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United States

United States: Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 73.44 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
73.44
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
18th
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.44
in 2019
All-time low
71.96
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 722016: 722017: 722018: 722019: 73.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in United States is 73.44, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over five years.

United States ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United States, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 71.96
2016 71.96 +0.0%
2017 71.96 +0.0%
2018 71.96 +0.0%
2019 73.44 +2.1%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 73.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.39, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 15 Denmark 73.92 compare
  2. 16 Latvia 73.51 compare
  3. 17 France 73.47 compare
  4. 19 Luxembourg 73.32 compare
  5. 20 Romania 72.25 compare
  6. 21 Mauritius 72.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in United States?
Enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score in United States was 73.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 73.44 in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 71.96 in 2015.
How does United States rank for enforcing contracts (db17-20 methodology) - score?
United States ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this United States 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.