Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Barbados

Barbados: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 20 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
20 days
in 2011
All-time low
20 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

051015202011201520192011: 20 days2012: 20 days2013: 20 days2014: 20 days2015: 20 days2016: 20 days2017: 20 days2018: 20 days2019: 20 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Barbados stood at 20 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Barbados peaked at 20 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20 days, in 2011.

Barbados ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Barbados, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 20 days —
2012 20 days +0.0%
2013 20 days +0.0%
2014 20 days +0.0%
2015 20 days +0.0%
2016 20 days +0.0%
2017 20 days +0.0%
2018 20 days +0.0%
2019 20 days +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 20 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 67% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 20 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 days, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 157 Japan 20 days compare
  2. 157 Bahamas 20 days compare
  3. 157 Bhutan 20 days compare
  4. 157 Democratic Republic of Congo 20 days compare
  5. 157 Cyprus 20 days compare
  6. 157 Dominican Republic 20 days compare
  7. 157 Egypt 20 days compare
  8. 157 Equatorial Guinea 20 days compare
  9. 157 Kiribati 20 days compare
  10. 157 South Korea 20 days compare
  11. 157 Kyrgyzstan 20 days compare
  12. 157 Morocco 20 days compare
  13. 157 Rwanda 20 days compare
  14. 157 Uganda 20 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Barbados?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Barbados was 20 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 20 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 20 days in 2011.
How does Barbados rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Barbados ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados 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.