Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Panama

Panama: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 60 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 191 countries
All-time high
60 days
in 2013
All-time low
21 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

20304050602011201520192011: 21 days2012: 30 days2013: 60 days2014: 60 days2015: 60 days2016: 60 days2017: 60 days2018: 60 days2019: 60 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Panama is 60 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 185.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Panama peaked at 60 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21 days, in 2011.

Panama ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Panama, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 21 days —
2012 30 days +42.9%
2013 60 days +100.0%
2014 60 days +0.0%
2015 60 days +0.0%
2016 60 days +0.0%
2017 60 days +0.0%
2018 60 days +0.0%
2019 60 days +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 60 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 60 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 days, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)

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  16. 27 Nicaragua 60 days compare
  17. 27 Poland 60 days compare
  18. 27 Qatar 60 days compare
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  21. 27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 60 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Panama?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Panama was 60 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 60 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 21 days in 2011.
How does Panama rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Panama ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 185.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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.