Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 26 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
26 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 181 countries
All-time high
27 number
in 2003
All-time low
26 number
in 2013
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Hong Kong, 2003–2014

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

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures in Hong Kong is 26 number, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Hong Kong peaked at 27 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26 number, in 2013.

Hong Kong ranks 174th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27 number 27 number 27 number 7
2010s 26.6 number 26 number 27 number 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 171 Czechia 27 number compare
  2. 171 Iceland 27 number compare
  3. 171 Latvia 27 number compare
  4. 174 Belgium 26 number compare
  5. 174 Luxembourg 26 number compare
  6. 174 Netherlands 26 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Hong Kong?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Hong Kong was 26 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 27 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 26 number in 2013.
How does Hong Kong rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Hong Kong ranks 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong 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
183 places, 2,113 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.