Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 39 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
39 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 184 countries
All-time high
39 number
in 2003
All-time low
39 number
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Puerto Rico, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 39 number2004: 39 number2005: 39 number2006: 39 number2007: 39 number2008: 39 number2009: 39 number2010: 39 number2011: 39 number2012: 39 number2013: 39 number2014: 39 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 39 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 39 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39 number, in 2003.

Puerto Rico ranks 77th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Puerto Rico, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 39 number
2004 39 number +0.0%
2005 39 number +0.0%
2006 39 number +0.0%
2007 39 number +0.0%
2008 39 number +0.0%
2009 39 number +0.0%
2010 39 number +0.0%
2011 39 number +0.0%
2012 39 number +0.0%
2013 39 number +0.0%
2014 39 number +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 39 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 39 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5 number, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39 number 39 number 39 number 7
2010s 39 number 39 number 39 number 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 77 Albania 39 number compare
  2. 77 Ecuador 39 number compare
  3. 77 Eritrea 39 number compare
  4. 77 Jordan 39 number compare
  5. 77 Nepal 39 number compare
  6. 77 Niger 39 number compare
  7. 77 Sierra Leone 39 number compare
  8. 77 Tunisia 39 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Puerto Rico was 39 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 39 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 39 number in 2003.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Puerto Rico ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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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.