Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Mexico

Mexico: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 37.41 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
37.41 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
42 days
in 2011
All-time low
37.41 days
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0102030402011201520192011: 42 days2012: 42 days2013: 37.4 days2014: 37.4 days2015: 37.4 days2016: 37.4 days2017: 37.4 days2018: 37.4 days2019: 37.4 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Mexico stood at 37.41 days. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Mexico peaked at 42 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.41 days, in 2013.

Mexico ranks 83rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Mexico, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 42 days —
2012 42 days +0.0%
2013 37.41 days -10.9%
2014 37.41 days +0.0%
2015 37.41 days +0.0%
2016 37.41 days +0.0%
2017 37.41 days +0.0%
2018 37.41 days +0.0%
2019 37.41 days +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 37.41 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 37.41 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 days, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 82 Ecuador 38 days compare
  2. 84 Jordan 37 days compare
  3. 85 Fiji 36 days compare
  4. 86 Nigeria 35.63 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Mexico?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Mexico was 37.41 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 37.41 days in 2013.
How does Mexico rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Mexico ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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.