Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 35 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
35 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 191 countries
All-time high
35 days
in 2011
All-time low
35 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0102030402011201520192011: 35 days2012: 35 days2013: 35 days2014: 35 days2015: 35 days2016: 35 days2017: 35 days2018: 35 days2019: 35 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 35 days for enforcing contracts: filing and service in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malaysia peaked at 35 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35 days, in 2011.

Malaysia ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Malaysia, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 35 days —
2012 35 days +0.0%
2013 35 days +0.0%
2014 35 days +0.0%
2015 35 days +0.0%
2016 35 days +0.0%
2017 35 days +0.0%
2018 35 days +0.0%
2019 35 days +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 35 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 35 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5 days, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 84 Jordan 37 days compare
  2. 85 Fiji 36 days compare
  3. 86 Nigeria 35.63 days compare
  4. 87 Chad 35 days compare
  5. 87 Georgia 35 days compare
  6. 87 Samoa 35 days compare
  7. 87 Senegal 35 days compare
  8. 87 Uruguay 35 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malaysia?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Malaysia was 35 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 35 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 35 days in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Malaysia ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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.