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Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 40 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 188 countries
All-time high
40 days
in 2012
All-time low
30 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Puerto Rico, 2011–2019

0102030402011201520192011: 30 days2012: 40 days2013: 40 days2014: 40 days2015: 40 days2016: 40 days2017: 40 days2018: 40 days2019: 40 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 40 days for enforcing contracts: filing and service in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Puerto Rico peaked at 40 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30 days, in 2011.

That places Puerto Rico 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Puerto Rico was 40 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 40 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 30 days in 2011.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Puerto Rico ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,702 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The time for filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.