Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Sweden

Sweden: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 28 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
28 days
in 2013
All-time low
21 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01020302011201520192011: 21 days2012: 21 days2013: 28 days2014: 28 days2015: 28 days2016: 28 days2017: 28 days2018: 28 days2019: 28 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Sweden is 28 days, measured 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 Sweden peaked at 28 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21 days, in 2011.

That places Sweden 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Sweden, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 21 days —
2012 21 days +0.0%
2013 28 days +33.3%
2014 28 days +0.0%
2015 28 days +0.0%
2016 28 days +0.0%
2017 28 days +0.0%
2018 28 days +0.0%
2019 28 days +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 28 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 28 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40 days, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 132 Germany 29 days compare
  2. 133 Grenada 28 days compare
  3. 133 Oman 28 days compare
  4. 133 South Sudan 28 days compare
  5. 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Sweden?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Sweden was 28 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 28 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 21 days in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Sweden ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.