Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Singapore

Singapore: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 40 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 191 countries
All-time high
40 days
in 2012
All-time low
26 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0102030402011201520192011: 26 days2012: 40 days2013: 40 days2014: 40 days2015: 40 days2016: 40 days2017: 40 days2018: 40 days2019: 40 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Singapore stood at 40 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Singapore peaked at 40 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26 days, in 2011.

That places Singapore 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in Singapore, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 26 days —
2012 40 days +53.8%
2013 40 days +0.0%
2014 40 days +0.0%
2015 40 days +0.0%
2016 40 days +0.0%
2017 40 days +0.0%
2018 40 days +0.0%
2019 40 days +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 40 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 120 days, 33% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 40 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175 days, 23% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 187 Hong Kong 45 days compare
  2. 187 South Sudan 45 days compare
  3. 189 New Zealand 42 days compare
  4. 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 Singapore?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Singapore was 40 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 40 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 26 days in 2011.
How does Singapore rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
Singapore ranks 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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.