Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Greece

Greece: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 251 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
251 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
251 days
in 2016
All-time low
120 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Greece, 2011–2019

01002003002011201520192011: 120 days2012: 120 days2013: 120 days2014: 120 days2015: 120 days2016: 251 days2017: 251 days2018: 251 days2019: 251 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Greece stood at 251 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 109.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Greece peaked at 251 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 120 days, in 2011.

Greece ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in Greece, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 120 days —
2012 120 days +0.0%
2013 120 days +0.0%
2014 120 days +0.0%
2015 120 days +0.0%
2016 251 days +109.2%
2017 251 days +0.0%
2018 251 days +0.0%
2019 251 days +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 251 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 120 days, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 251 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 120 days, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 47 Costa Rica 260 days compare
  2. 48 Sri Lanka 256 days compare
  3. 50 China 240 days compare
  4. 51 Croatia 235 days compare
  5. 52 Burkina Faso 229 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Greece?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Greece was 251 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 251 days in 2016.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 120 days in 2011.
How does Greece rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
Greece ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The time for enforcement of judgment captures the time from the moment the time to appeal has elapsed until the money is recovered by the winning party.