Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Austria

Austria: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 25 number in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
25 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 184 countries
All-time high
27 number
in 2003
All-time low
25 number
in 2008
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Austria, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 27 number2004: 27 number2005: 27 number2006: 26 number2007: 26 number2008: 25 number2009: 25 number2010: 25 number2011: 25 number2012: 25 number2013: 25 number2014: 25 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts: procedures in Austria stood at 25 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Austria peaked at 27 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25 number, in 2008.

That places Austria 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Austria, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 27 number —
2004 27 number +0.0%
2005 27 number +0.0%
2006 26 number -3.7%
2007 26 number +0.0%
2008 25 number -3.8%
2009 25 number +0.0%
2010 25 number +0.0%
2011 25 number +0.0%
2012 25 number +0.0%
2013 25 number +0.0%
2014 25 number +0.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 25 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 74% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 25 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34 number, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.14 number 25 number 27 number 7
2010s 25 number 25 number 25 number 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 182 Rwanda 23 number compare
  2. 183 Ireland 21 number compare
  3. 183 Singapore 21 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Austria?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Austria was 25 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 27 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 25 number in 2008.
How does Austria rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Austria ranks 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number)
Unit
number
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 2,119 data points, 2003–2014
Last refreshed

The procedures to enforce contracts records the list of procedural steps compiled for each economy that traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court. A procedure is defined as any interaction, required by law or commonly carried out in practice, between the parties or between them and the judge or court officer. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB04-15 studies.