Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in France

France: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 22 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
22 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
22 days
in 2011
All-time low
22 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

051015202011201520192011: 22 days2012: 22 days2013: 22 days2014: 22 days2015: 22 days2016: 22 days2017: 22 days2018: 22 days2019: 22 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

France recorded 22 days for enforcing contracts: filing and service in 2019. 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 France peaked at 22 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22 days, in 2011.

That places France 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in France, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 22 days —
2012 22 days +0.0%
2013 22 days +0.0%
2014 22 days +0.0%
2015 22 days +0.0%
2016 22 days +0.0%
2017 22 days +0.0%
2018 22 days +0.0%
2019 22 days +0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 22 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • France's 22 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40 days, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near France

  1. 140 Cote d'Ivoire 25 days compare
  2. 140 Palestine 25 days compare
  3. 142 Togo 23 days compare
  4. 143 Burundi 22 days compare
  5. 145 Algeria 21 days compare
  6. 145 Antigua and Barbuda 21 days compare
  7. 145 Burkina Faso 21 days compare
  8. 145 Comoros 21 days compare
  9. 145 Dominica 21 days compare
  10. 145 Guinea 21 days compare
  11. 145 Guyana 21 days compare
  12. 145 Luxembourg 21 days compare
  13. 145 Madagascar 21 days compare
  14. 145 Saint Lucia 21 days compare
  15. 145 United Arab Emirates 21 days compare
  16. 145 Zambia 21 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in France?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in France was 22 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 22 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 22 days in 2011.
How does France rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
France ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this France 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.