Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Guatemala

Guatemala: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 540 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
540 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
597 days
in 2011
All-time low
540 days
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02004006002011201520192011: 597 days2012: 597 days2013: 540 days2014: 540 days2015: 540 days2016: 540 days2017: 540 days2018: 540 days2019: 540 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Guatemala is 540 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Guatemala peaked at 597 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 540 days, in 2013.

That places Guatemala 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in Guatemala, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 597 days —
2012 597 days +0.0%
2013 540 days -9.5%
2014 540 days +0.0%
2015 540 days +0.0%
2016 540 days +0.0%
2017 540 days +0.0%
2018 540 days +0.0%
2019 540 days +0.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 540 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180 days, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 540 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 180 days, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 1 Guinea-Bissau 600 days compare
  2. 2 Kiribati 540 days compare
  3. 2 Liberia 540 days compare
  4. 5 Maldives 470 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Guatemala?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Guatemala was 540 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 597 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 540 days in 2013.
How does Guatemala rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
Guatemala ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala 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.