Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Italy

Italy: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 37 number in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
37 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 184 countries
All-time high
41 number
in 2003
All-time low
37 number
in 2009
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Italy, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 41 number2004: 41 number2005: 41 number2006: 41 number2007: 41 number2008: 41 number2009: 37 number2010: 37 number2011: 37 number2012: 37 number2013: 37 number2014: 37 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts: procedures in Italy stood at 37 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Italy peaked at 41 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 37 number, in 2009.

Italy ranks 98th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Italy, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 41 number
2004 41 number +0.0%
2005 41 number +0.0%
2006 41 number +0.0%
2007 41 number +0.0%
2008 41 number +0.0%
2009 37 number -9.8%
2010 37 number +0.0%
2011 37 number +0.0%
2012 37 number +0.0%
2013 37 number +0.0%
2014 37 number +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 37 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 37 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34 number, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.43 number 37 number 41 number 7
2010s 37 number 37 number 37 number 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 98 China 37 number compare
  2. 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 number compare
  3. 98 Bulgaria 37 number compare
  4. 98 Burkina Faso 37 number compare
  5. 98 Cape Verde 37 number compare
  6. 98 Lebanon 37 number compare
  7. 98 Nicaragua 37 number compare
  8. 98 Palau 37 number compare
  9. 98 Philippines 37 number compare
  10. 98 Solomon Islands 37 number compare
  11. 98 Tonga 37 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Italy?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Italy was 37 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 41 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 37 number in 2009.
How does Italy rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Italy ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.