Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) was 42 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
42 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 191 countries
All-time high
42 days
in 2011
All-time low
42 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in New Zealand, 2011–2019

0102030402011201520192011: 42 days2012: 42 days2013: 42 days2014: 42 days2015: 42 days2016: 42 days2017: 42 days2018: 42 days2019: 42 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in New Zealand is 42 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in New Zealand peaked at 42 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42 days, in 2011.

That places New Zealand 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in New Zealand, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 42 days —
2012 42 days +0.0%
2013 42 days +0.0%
2014 42 days +0.0%
2015 42 days +0.0%
2016 42 days +0.0%
2017 42 days +0.0%
2018 42 days +0.0%
2019 42 days +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 42 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 120 days, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 42 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175 days, 24% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 186 Namibia 50 days compare
  2. 187 Hong Kong 45 days compare
  3. 187 South Sudan 45 days compare
  4. 190 Singapore 40 days compare
  5. 191 Eswatini 30 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in New Zealand was 42 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 42 days in 2011.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
New Zealand ranks 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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.