Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Laos

Laos: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 119 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
119 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 191 countries
All-time high
119 days
in 2011
All-time low
119 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02550751001252011201520192011: 119 days2012: 119 days2013: 119 days2014: 119 days2015: 119 days2016: 119 days2017: 119 days2018: 119 days2019: 119 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Laos stood at 119 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 Laos peaked at 119 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 119 days, in 2011.

Laos ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Laos, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 119 days —
2012 119 days +0.0%
2013 119 days +0.0%
2014 119 days +0.0%
2015 119 days +0.0%
2016 119 days +0.0%
2017 119 days +0.0%
2018 119 days +0.0%
2019 119 days +0.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 119 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30 days, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 119 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5 days, 3.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 2 Suriname 165 days compare
  2. 3 Venezuela 150 days compare
  3. 4 Micronesia (country) 120 days compare
  4. 6 Bulgaria 105 days compare
  5. 7 Argentina 90 days compare
  6. 7 Guinea-Bissau 90 days compare
  7. 7 Mozambique 90 days compare
  8. 7 Sao Tome and Principe 90 days compare
  9. 7 Sudan 90 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Laos?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Laos was 119 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 119 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 119 days in 2011.
How does Laos rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Laos ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos 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.