Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Belgium

Belgium: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 26 number in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
26 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 184 countries
All-time high
28 number
in 2003
All-time low
26 number
in 2008
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Belgium, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 28 number2004: 28 number2005: 28 number2006: 28 number2007: 28 number2008: 26 number2009: 26 number2010: 26 number2011: 26 number2012: 26 number2013: 26 number2014: 26 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts: procedures in Belgium stood at 26 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Belgium peaked at 28 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26 number, in 2008.

That places Belgium 177th 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 Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Belgium, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 28 number
2004 28 number +0.0%
2005 28 number +0.0%
2006 28 number +0.0%
2007 28 number +0.0%
2008 26 number -7.1%
2009 26 number +0.0%
2010 26 number +0.0%
2011 26 number +0.0%
2012 26 number +0.0%
2013 26 number +0.0%
2014 26 number +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 26 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 76% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 26 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34 number, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.43 number 26 number 28 number 7
2010s 26 number 26 number 26 number 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 174 Czechia 27 number compare
  2. 174 Iceland 27 number compare
  3. 174 Latvia 27 number compare
  4. 177 Hong Kong 26 number compare
  5. 177 Luxembourg 26 number compare
  6. 177 Netherlands 26 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Belgium?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Belgium was 26 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 28 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 26 number in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Belgium ranks 177th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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.