Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Kenya

Kenya: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 44 number in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
44 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 184 countries
All-time high
44 number
in 2012
All-time low
40 number
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Kenya, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 40 number2004: 40 number2005: 40 number2006: 40 number2007: 40 number2008: 40 number2009: 40 number2010: 40 number2011: 40 number2012: 44 number2013: 44 number2014: 44 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts: procedures in Kenya stood at 44 number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Kenya peaked at 44 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40 number, in 2003.

That places Kenya 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Kenya, 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 44 number +10.0%
2013 44 number +0.0%
2014 44 number +0.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 44 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.61 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 44 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.5 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40 number 40 number 40 number 7
2010s 42.4 number 40 number 44 number 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 28 Algeria 45 number compare
  2. 28 Taiwan 45 number compare
  3. 30 Antigua and Barbuda 44 number compare
  4. 30 Burundi 44 number compare
  5. 30 Cambodia 44 number compare
  6. 30 Congo 44 number compare
  7. 30 Samoa 44 number compare
  8. 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 44 number compare
  9. 30 Suriname 44 number compare
  10. 30 Palestine 44 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Kenya?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Kenya was 44 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 44 number in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 40 number in 2003.
How does Kenya rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Kenya ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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.