Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Philippines

Philippines: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 58 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
58 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
58 days
in 2011
All-time low
58 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02040602011201520192011: 58 days2012: 58 days2013: 58 days2014: 58 days2015: 58 days2016: 58 days2017: 58 days2018: 58 days2019: 58 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 58 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 Philippines peaked at 58 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58 days, in 2011.

Philippines ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Philippines, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 58 days —
2012 58 days +0.0%
2013 58 days +0.0%
2014 58 days +0.0%
2015 58 days +0.0%
2016 58 days +0.0%
2017 58 days +0.0%
2018 58 days +0.0%
2019 58 days +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 58 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 58 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5 days, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 46 Syria 58 days compare
  2. 48 Tunisia 55 days compare
  3. 49 Romania 52 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Philippines?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Philippines was 58 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 58 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 58 days in 2011.
How does Philippines rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Philippines ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines 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.