Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 62 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
62 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 191 countries
All-time high
62 days
in 2012
All-time low
56 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02040602011201520192011: 56 days2012: 62 days2013: 62 days2014: 62 days2015: 62 days2016: 62 days2017: 62 days2018: 62 days2019: 62 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Kingdom is 62 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Kingdom peaked at 62 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56 days, in 2011.

United Kingdom ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in United Kingdom, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 56 days —
2012 62 days +10.7%
2013 62 days +0.0%
2014 62 days +0.0%
2015 62 days +0.0%
2016 62 days +0.0%
2017 62 days +0.0%
2018 62 days +0.0%
2019 62 days +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 62 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 120 days, 52% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 62 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 120 days, 52% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 172 Estonia 75 days compare
  2. 172 Palestine 75 days compare
  3. 174 Jamaica 70 days compare
  4. 175 Netherlands 62 days compare
  5. 177 Japan 60 days compare
  6. 177 Australia 60 days compare
  7. 177 Bahrain 60 days compare
  8. 177 Comoros 60 days compare
  9. 177 Kenya 60 days compare
  10. 177 Luxembourg 60 days compare
  11. 177 Norway 60 days compare
  12. 177 Qatar 60 days compare
  13. 177 Trinidad and Tobago 60 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Kingdom?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in United Kingdom was 62 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 62 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 56 days in 2011.
How does United Kingdom rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
United Kingdom ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.