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Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, 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

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 20 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 unchanged over ten years.

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

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

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%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 20 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 30 days, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 20 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30 days, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

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  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

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Frequently asked questions

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