What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score recorded in Portugal?

The highest recorded value was 59.38 in 2009.

What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score recorded in Portugal?

The lowest recorded value was 46.88 in 2004.

How does Portugal rank for enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score?

Portugal ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.

Is enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Portugal data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Portugal

Name: Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Portugal
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Portugal: Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score was 59.38 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)

59.38

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

44th

of 181 countries

All-time high

59.38

in 2009

All-time low

46.88

in 2004

Years of data

2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Portugal, 2003–2014

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Portugal is 59.38, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Portugal peaked at 59.38 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.88, in 2004.

That places Portugal 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	49.55	46.88	59.38	7
2010s	59.38	59.38	59.38	5

Countries ranked near Portugal

43 United States 60.62 compare
44 Dominican Republic 59.38 compare
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44 Hungary 59.38 compare
44 Mauritius 59.38 compare
44 Micronesia (country) 59.38 compare
44 Norway 59.38 compare
44 Romania 59.38 compare

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More reference data data for Portugal

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Portugal?: Enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Portugal was 59.38 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 59.38 in 2009.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 46.88 in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score?: Portugal ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 2,113 data points, 2003–2014
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for procedures to enforce contracts benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB04-15 studies.