Enforcing contracts: Procedures in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 30 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
30 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
30 number
in 2003
All-time low
30 number
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in New Zealand, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 30 number2004: 30 number2005: 30 number2006: 30 number2007: 30 number2008: 30 number2009: 30 number2010: 30 number2011: 30 number2012: 30 number2013: 30 number2014: 30 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 30 number for enforcing contracts: procedures in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in New Zealand peaked at 30 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30 number, in 2003.

That places New Zealand 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in New Zealand, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 30 number —
2004 30 number +0.0%
2005 30 number +0.0%
2006 30 number +0.0%
2007 30 number +0.0%
2008 30 number +0.0%
2009 30 number +0.0%
2010 30 number +0.0%
2011 30 number +0.0%
2012 30 number +0.0%
2013 30 number +0.0%
2014 30 number +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 30 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 30 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36 number, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30 number 30 number 30 number 7
2010s 30 number 30 number 30 number 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 162 Mozambique 30 number compare
  2. 162 Ukraine 30 number compare
  3. 162 Vanuatu 30 number compare
  4. 162 Venezuela 30 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in New Zealand was 30 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 30 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 30 number in 2003.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
New Zealand ranks 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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.