Enforcing contracts: Procedures in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 29 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
29 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 184 countries
All-time high
30 number
in 2003
All-time low
29 number
in 2010
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in South Africa, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 30 number2004: 30 number2005: 30 number2006: 30 number2007: 30 number2008: 30 number2009: 30 number2010: 29 number2011: 29 number2012: 29 number2013: 29 number2014: 29 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 29 number for enforcing contracts: procedures in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in South Africa peaked at 30 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29 number, in 2010.

That places South Africa 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in South Africa, 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 29 number -3.3%
2011 29 number +0.0%
2012 29 number +0.0%
2013 29 number +0.0%
2014 29 number +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 29 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37 number, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 29 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.5 number, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30 number 30 number 30 number 7
2010s 29 number 29 number 29 number 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 167 Belarus 29 number compare
  2. 167 France 29 number compare
  3. 167 Malaysia 29 number compare
  4. 167 United Kingdom 29 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in South Africa?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in South Africa was 29 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 30 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 29 number in 2010.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
South Africa ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.