Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Turkey

Turkey: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 44 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
44 days
Change on year
up 46.7%
World rank
68th
of 191 countries
All-time high
44 days
in 2019
All-time low
30 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0102030402011201520192011: 30 days2012: 30 days2013: 30 days2014: 30 days2015: 30 days2016: 30 days2017: 30 days2018: 30 days2019: 44 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Turkey stood at 44 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Turkey peaked at 44 days in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30 days, in 2011.

Turkey ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Turkey, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 30 days —
2012 30 days +0.0%
2013 30 days +0.0%
2014 30 days +0.0%
2015 30 days +0.0%
2016 30 days +0.0%
2017 30 days +0.0%
2018 30 days +0.0%
2019 44 days +46.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 44 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5 days, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 44 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40 days, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 69 Gambia 43 days compare
  2. 70 Malawi 42 days compare
  3. 71 Brazil 41 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Turkey?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Turkey was 44 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 44 days in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 30 days in 2011.
How does Turkey rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Turkey ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.