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Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 30 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
30 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45 days
in 2011
All-time low
30 days
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

010203040502011201520192011: 45 days2012: 30 days2013: 30 days2014: 30 days2015: 30 days2016: 30 days2017: 30 days2018: 30 days2019: 30 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Jamaica stood at 30 days. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Jamaica peaked at 45 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30 days, in 2012.

That places Jamaica 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year days Change
2011 45 days —
2012 30 days -33.3%
2013 30 days +0.0%
2014 30 days +0.0%
2015 30 days +0.0%
2016 30 days +0.0%
2017 30 days +0.0%
2018 30 days +0.0%
2019 30 days +0.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 30 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 30 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 days, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 93 China 32.75 days compare
  2. 94 Bangladesh 30 days compare
  3. 94 United States 30 days compare
  4. 94 Armenia 30 days compare
  5. 94 Austria 30 days compare
  6. 94 Bahrain 30 days compare
  7. 94 Belize 30 days compare
  8. 94 Benin 30 days compare
  9. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 days compare
  10. 94 Botswana 30 days compare
  11. 94 Cameroon 30 days compare
  12. 94 Canada 30 days compare
  13. 94 Central African Republic 30 days compare
  14. 94 Denmark 30 days compare
  15. 94 Djibouti 30 days compare
  16. 94 Ethiopia 30 days compare
  17. 94 Gabon 30 days compare
  18. 94 Haiti 30 days compare
  19. 94 Hong Kong 30 days compare
  20. 94 Iran 30 days compare
  21. 94 Liberia 30 days compare
  22. 94 Maldives 30 days compare
  23. 94 Niger 30 days compare
  24. 94 Papua New Guinea 30 days compare
  25. 94 Paraguay 30 days compare
  26. 94 Portugal 30 days compare
  27. 94 Saudi Arabia 30 days compare
  28. 94 Serbia 30 days compare
  29. 94 Sierra Leone 30 days compare
  30. 94 Slovenia 30 days compare
  31. 94 Somalia 30 days compare
  32. 94 South Africa 30 days compare
  33. 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 days compare
  34. 94 Taiwan 30 days compare
  35. 94 United Kingdom 30 days compare
  36. 94 Uzbekistan 30 days compare
  37. 94 Vanuatu 30 days compare
  38. 94 Yemen 30 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Jamaica?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Jamaica was 30 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 45 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 30 days in 2012.
How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Jamaica ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica 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.