Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Argentina

Argentina: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 90 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
90 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 191 countries
All-time high
150 days
in 2011
All-time low
90 days
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Argentina, 2011–2019

0501001502011201520192011: 150 days2012: 150 days2013: 90 days2014: 90 days2015: 90 days2016: 90 days2017: 90 days2018: 90 days2019: 90 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Argentina is 90 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Argentina peaked at 150 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90 days, in 2013.

That places Argentina 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Argentina, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 150 days —
2012 150 days +0.0%
2013 90 days -40.0%
2014 90 days +0.0%
2015 90 days +0.0%
2016 90 days +0.0%
2017 90 days +0.0%
2018 90 days +0.0%
2019 90 days +0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 90 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 90 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 days, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 4 Micronesia (country) 120 days compare
  2. 5 Laos 119 days compare
  3. 6 Bulgaria 105 days compare
  4. 7 Guinea-Bissau 90 days compare
  5. 7 Mozambique 90 days compare
  6. 7 Sao Tome and Principe 90 days compare
  7. 7 Sudan 90 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Argentina?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Argentina was 90 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 150 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 90 days in 2013.
How does Argentina rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Argentina ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (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 filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.