Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Uruguay

Uruguay: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 270 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
270 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 191 countries
All-time high
270 days
in 2012
All-time low
225 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01002003002011201520192011: 225 days2012: 270 days2013: 270 days2014: 270 days2015: 270 days2016: 270 days2017: 270 days2018: 270 days2019: 270 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Uruguay stood at 270 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Uruguay peaked at 270 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 225 days, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in Uruguay, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 225 days —
2012 270 days +20.0%
2013 270 days +0.0%
2014 270 days +0.0%
2015 270 days +0.0%
2016 270 days +0.0%
2017 270 days +0.0%
2018 270 days +0.0%
2019 270 days +0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 270 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 120 days, 2.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 270 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 180 days, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 290 days compare
  2. 40 Myanmar 280 days compare
  3. 41 Egypt 270 days compare
  4. 41 Italy 270 days compare
  5. 41 Lesotho 270 days compare
  6. 41 Solomon Islands 270 days compare
  7. 41 Tajikistan 270 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Uruguay?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Uruguay was 270 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 270 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 225 days in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
Uruguay ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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.