Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Australia

Australia: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 14 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 191 countries
All-time high
14 days
in 2013
All-time low
7 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0510152011201520192011: 7 days2012: 7 days2013: 14 days2014: 14 days2015: 14 days2016: 14 days2017: 14 days2018: 14 days2019: 14 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Australia stood at 14 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Australia peaked at 14 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7 days, in 2011.

That places Australia 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Australia, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 7 days —
2012 7 days +0.0%
2013 14 days +100.0%
2014 14 days +0.0%
2015 14 days +0.0%
2016 14 days +0.0%
2017 14 days +0.0%
2018 14 days +0.0%
2019 14 days +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 14 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 14 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5 days, 39% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 181 Eswatini 14 days compare
  2. 181 Finland 14 days compare
  3. 181 Mongolia 14 days compare
  4. 181 Zimbabwe 14 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Australia?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Australia was 14 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 14 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7 days in 2011.
How does Australia rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Australia ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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
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The time for filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.