Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 35 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
35 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
35 number
in 2008
All-time low
34 number
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Jamaica, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 34 number2004: 34 number2005: 34 number2006: 34 number2007: 34 number2008: 35 number2009: 35 number2010: 35 number2011: 35 number2012: 35 number2013: 35 number2014: 35 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures in Jamaica is 35 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Jamaica peaked at 35 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34 number, in 2003.

That places Jamaica 123rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Jamaica, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 34 number
2004 34 number +0.0%
2005 34 number +0.0%
2006 34 number +0.0%
2007 34 number +0.0%
2008 35 number +2.9%
2009 35 number +0.0%
2010 35 number +0.0%
2011 35 number +0.0%
2012 35 number +0.0%
2013 35 number +0.0%
2014 35 number +0.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 35 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37 number, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 35 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5 number, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.29 number 34 number 35 number 7
2010s 35 number 35 number 35 number 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 123 Russia 35 number compare
  2. 123 Denmark 35 number compare
  3. 123 El Salvador 35 number compare
  4. 123 Estonia 35 number compare
  5. 123 Israel 35 number compare
  6. 123 Tajikistan 35 number compare
  7. 123 Turkey 35 number compare
  8. 123 Zambia 35 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Jamaica?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Jamaica was 35 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 35 number in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 34 number in 2003.
How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Jamaica ranks 123rd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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.