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Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in China

China: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 32.75 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.75 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
32.75 days
in 2013
All-time low
21 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01020302011201520192011: 21 days2012: 21 days2013: 32.8 days2014: 32.8 days2015: 32.8 days2016: 32.8 days2017: 32.8 days2018: 32.8 days2019: 32.8 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

China recorded 32.75 days for enforcing contracts: filing and service in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in China peaked at 32.75 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21 days, in 2011.

China ranks 93rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year days Change
2011 21 days —
2012 21 days +0.0%
2013 32.75 days +56.0%
2014 32.75 days +0.0%
2015 32.75 days +0.0%
2016 32.75 days +0.0%
2017 32.75 days +0.0%
2018 32.75 days +0.0%
2019 32.75 days +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 32.75 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • China's 32.75 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5 days, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in China?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in China was 32.75 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 32.75 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 21 days in 2011.
How does China rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
China ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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.