Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Ireland

Ireland: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 21 number in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
21 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
23 number
in 2003
All-time low
21 number
in 2006
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Ireland, 2003–2014

05101520252003200820142003: 23 number2004: 23 number2005: 22 number2006: 21 number2007: 21 number2008: 21 number2009: 21 number2010: 21 number2011: 21 number2012: 21 number2013: 21 number2014: 21 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts: procedures in Ireland stood at 21 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Ireland peaked at 23 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 2006.

That places Ireland 183rd 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 Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Ireland, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 23 number —
2004 23 number +0.0%
2005 22 number -4.3%
2006 21 number -4.5%
2007 21 number +0.0%
2008 21 number +0.0%
2009 21 number +0.0%
2010 21 number +0.0%
2011 21 number +0.0%
2012 21 number +0.0%
2013 21 number +0.0%
2014 21 number +0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 21 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 62% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 21 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34 number, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.71 number 21 number 23 number 7
2010s 21 number 21 number 21 number 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 181 Austria 25 number compare
  2. 182 Rwanda 23 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 Ireland?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Ireland was 21 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 23 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 2006.
How does Ireland rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Ireland ranks 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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.