Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Gambia

Gambia: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 43 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
43 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 191 countries
All-time high
43 days
in 2011
All-time low
43 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0102030402011201520192011: 43 days2012: 43 days2013: 43 days2014: 43 days2015: 43 days2016: 43 days2017: 43 days2018: 43 days2019: 43 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Gambia stood at 43 days. 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 Gambia peaked at 43 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43 days, in 2011.

Gambia ranks 69th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Gambia, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 43 days —
2012 43 days +0.0%
2013 43 days +0.0%
2014 43 days +0.0%
2015 43 days +0.0%
2016 43 days +0.0%
2017 43 days +0.0%
2018 43 days +0.0%
2019 43 days +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 43 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 30 days, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 43 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30 days, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 68 Turkey 44 days compare
  2. 70 Malawi 42 days compare
  3. 71 Brazil 41 days compare
  4. 72 Afghanistan 40 days compare
  5. 72 Bolivia 40 days compare
  6. 72 Eritrea 40 days compare
  7. 72 Kenya 40 days compare
  8. 72 Lithuania 40 days compare
  9. 72 Mauritania 40 days compare
  10. 72 Norway 40 days compare
  11. 72 Puerto Rico 40 days compare
  12. 72 Switzerland 40 days compare
  13. 72 Tajikistan 40 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Gambia?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Gambia was 43 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 43 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 43 days in 2011.
How does Gambia rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Gambia ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia 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.