Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Singapore

Singapore: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 6 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

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

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

02462011201520192011: 6 days2012: 6 days2013: 6 days2014: 6 days2015: 6 days2016: 6 days2017: 6 days2018: 6 days2019: 6 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Singapore is 6 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Singapore peaked at 6 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2011.

Singapore ranks 191st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Singapore, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 6 days —
2012 6 days +0.0%
2013 6 days +0.0%
2014 6 days +0.0%
2015 6 days +0.0%
2016 6 days +0.0%
2017 6 days +0.0%
2018 6 days +0.0%
2019 6 days +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 6 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 20% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 6 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5 days, 17% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 189 New Zealand 7 days compare
  2. 189 Tonga 7 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Singapore?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Singapore was 6 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 6 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2011.
How does Singapore rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Singapore ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore 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.