Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Pakistan

Pakistan: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 83.4 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
83.4 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
96 days
in 2011
All-time low
83.4 days
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0204060801002011201520192011: 96 days2012: 96 days2013: 83.4 days2014: 83.4 days2015: 83.4 days2016: 83.4 days2017: 83.4 days2018: 83.4 days2019: 83.4 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 83.4 days for enforcing contracts: filing and service in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Pakistan peaked at 96 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 83.4 days, in 2013.

That places Pakistan 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Pakistan, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 96 days —
2012 96 days +0.0%
2013 83.4 days -13.1%
2014 83.4 days +0.0%
2015 83.4 days +0.0%
2016 83.4 days +0.0%
2017 83.4 days +0.0%
2018 83.4 days +0.0%
2019 83.4 days +0.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 83.4 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30 days, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 83.4 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30 days, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 12 Czechia 88 days compare
  2. 13 Angola 86 days compare
  3. 14 Trinidad and Tobago 85 days compare
  4. 16 Peru 80 days compare
  5. 17 Seychelles 75 days compare
  6. 18 El Salvador 70 days compare
  7. 18 North Macedonia 70 days compare
  8. 18 Slovakia 70 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Pakistan?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Pakistan was 83.4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 96 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 83.4 days in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Pakistan ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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.