Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 144 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
144 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 191 countries
All-time high
170 days
in 2011
All-time low
144 days
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2019

0501001502011201520192011: 170 days2012: 144 days2013: 144 days2014: 144 days2015: 144 days2016: 144 days2017: 144 days2018: 144 days2019: 144 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates is 144 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates peaked at 170 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 144 days, in 2012.

United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in United Arab Emirates, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 170 days —
2012 144 days -15.3%
2013 144 days +0.0%
2014 144 days +0.0%
2015 144 days +0.0%
2016 144 days +0.0%
2017 144 days +0.0%
2018 144 days +0.0%
2019 144 days +0.0%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 144 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 120 days, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 144 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 180 days, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 113 Zimbabwe 149 days compare
  2. 114 Poland 145 days compare
  3. 116 Mauritania 140 days compare
  4. 117 Nigeria 130.04 days compare
  5. 118 Turkey 129 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Arab Emirates was 144 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 170 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 144 days in 2012.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
United Arab Emirates ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.