Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 40 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
40 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
40 number
in 2003
All-time low
40 number
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Costa Rica, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 40 number2004: 40 number2005: 40 number2006: 40 number2007: 40 number2008: 40 number2009: 40 number2010: 40 number2011: 40 number2012: 40 number2013: 40 number2014: 40 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures in Costa Rica is 40 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Costa Rica peaked at 40 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40 number, in 2003.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Costa Rica, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 40 number —
2004 40 number +0.0%
2005 40 number +0.0%
2006 40 number +0.0%
2007 40 number +0.0%
2008 40 number +0.0%
2009 40 number +0.0%
2010 40 number +0.0%
2011 40 number +0.0%
2012 40 number +0.0%
2013 40 number +0.0%
2014 40 number +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 40 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 40 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5 number, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40 number 40 number 40 number 7
2010s 40 number 40 number 40 number 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 61 Nigeria 40.23 number compare
  2. 62 Indonesia 40 number compare
  3. 62 Azerbaijan 40 number compare
  4. 62 Bolivia 40 number compare
  5. 62 Djibouti 40 number compare
  6. 62 Equatorial Guinea 40 number compare
  7. 62 Eswatini 40 number compare
  8. 62 Guinea-Bissau 40 number compare
  9. 62 Iran 40 number compare
  10. 62 Liberia 40 number compare
  11. 62 Morocco 40 number compare
  12. 62 Spain 40 number compare
  13. 62 Sri Lanka 40 number compare
  14. 62 Togo 40 number compare
  15. 62 Uruguay 40 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Costa Rica was 40 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 40 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 40 number in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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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.