Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Germany

Germany: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 29 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
29 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
29 days
in 2011
All-time low
29 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01020302011201520192011: 29 days2012: 29 days2013: 29 days2014: 29 days2015: 29 days2016: 29 days2017: 29 days2018: 29 days2019: 29 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Germany recorded 29 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 Germany peaked at 29 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29 days, in 2011.

Germany ranks 132nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Germany, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 29 days —
2012 29 days +0.0%
2013 29 days +0.0%
2014 29 days +0.0%
2015 29 days +0.0%
2016 29 days +0.0%
2017 29 days +0.0%
2018 29 days +0.0%
2019 29 days +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 29 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 29 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40 days, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 133 Grenada 28 days compare
  2. 133 Oman 28 days compare
  3. 133 South Sudan 28 days compare
  4. 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28 days compare
  5. 133 Sweden 28 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Germany?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Germany was 29 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 29 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 29 days in 2011.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Germany ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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.