Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Guatemala

Guatemala: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 66 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
66 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
66 days
in 2011
All-time low
66 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02040602011201520192011: 66 days2012: 66 days2013: 66 days2014: 66 days2015: 66 days2016: 66 days2017: 66 days2018: 66 days2019: 66 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Guatemala is 66 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Guatemala peaked at 66 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66 days, in 2011.

That places Guatemala 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Guatemala, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 66 days —
2012 66 days +0.0%
2013 66 days +0.0%
2014 66 days +0.0%
2015 66 days +0.0%
2016 66 days +0.0%
2017 66 days +0.0%
2018 66 days +0.0%
2019 66 days +0.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 66 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 66 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 days, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 21 Chile 69 days compare
  2. 22 Colombia 68 days compare
  3. 24 Myanmar 65 days compare
  4. 25 Cambodia 63 days compare
  5. 26 Sri Lanka 62 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Guatemala?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Guatemala was 66 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 66 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 66 days in 2011.
How does Guatemala rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Guatemala ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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
Last refreshed

The time for filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.