Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in India

India: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 45 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45 days
in 2013
All-time low
20 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

010203040502011201520192011: 20 days2012: 20 days2013: 45 days2014: 45 days2015: 45 days2016: 45 days2017: 45 days2018: 45 days2019: 45 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in India stood at 45 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 125.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in India peaked at 45 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20 days, in 2011.

India ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in India, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 20 days —
2012 20 days +0.0%
2013 45 days +125.0%
2014 45 days +0.0%
2015 45 days +0.0%
2016 45 days +0.0%
2017 45 days +0.0%
2018 45 days +0.0%
2019 45 days +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 45 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30 days, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 45 days is above the median for South Asia, which is 37.5 days, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near India

  1. 56 Latvia 49 days compare
  2. 57 Ukraine 48 days compare
  3. 58 Albania 45 days compare
  4. 58 Cape Verde 45 days compare
  5. 58 Costa Rica 45 days compare
  6. 58 Iceland 45 days compare
  7. 58 Lesotho 45 days compare
  8. 58 Nepal 45 days compare
  9. 58 Palau 45 days compare
  10. 58 San Marino 45 days compare
  11. 58 Solomon Islands 45 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in India?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in India was 45 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 45 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 20 days in 2011.
How does India rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
India ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.