Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 256 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
256 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 191 countries
All-time high
256 days
in 2011
All-time low
256 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Sri Lanka, 2011–2019

01002003002011201520192011: 256 days2012: 256 days2013: 256 days2014: 256 days2015: 256 days2016: 256 days2017: 256 days2018: 256 days2019: 256 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 256 days for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 256 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 256 days, in 2011.

Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in Sri Lanka, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 256 days —
2012 256 days +0.0%
2013 256 days +0.0%
2014 256 days +0.0%
2015 256 days +0.0%
2016 256 days +0.0%
2017 256 days +0.0%
2018 256 days +0.0%
2019 256 days +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 256 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180 days, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 256 days is below the median for South Asia, which is 335 days, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 47 Costa Rica 260 days compare
  2. 49 Greece 251 days compare
  3. 50 China 240 days compare
  4. 51 Croatia 235 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Sri Lanka?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Sri Lanka was 256 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 256 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 256 days in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.