Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 43 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
43 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 184 countries
All-time high
43 number
in 2004
All-time low
43 number
in 2004
Years of data
11
2004–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2014

0102030402004200920142004: 43 number2005: 43 number2006: 43 number2007: 43 number2008: 43 number2009: 43 number2010: 43 number2011: 43 number2012: 43 number2013: 43 number2014: 43 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures in Sao Tome and Principe is 43 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 43 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43 number, in 2004.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004 to 2014.
Year number Change
2004 43 number —
2005 43 number +0.0%
2006 43 number +0.0%
2007 43 number +0.0%
2008 43 number +0.0%
2009 43 number +0.0%
2010 43 number +0.0%
2011 43 number +0.0%
2012 43 number +0.0%
2013 43 number +0.0%
2014 43 number +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 43 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.61 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 43 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 43 number 43 number 43 number 6
2010s 43 number 43 number 43 number 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 39 Brazil 43.61 number compare
  2. 40 Central African Republic 43 number compare
  3. 40 Comoros 43 number compare
  4. 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 43 number compare
  5. 40 Cyprus 43 number compare
  6. 40 Laos 43 number compare
  7. 40 Qatar 43 number compare
  8. 40 Senegal 43 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Sao Tome and Principe was 43 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 43 number in 2004.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 43 number in 2004.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.