Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Spain

Spain: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 40 number in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
40 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
42 number
in 2003
All-time low
40 number
in 2010
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Spain, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 42 number2004: 42 number2005: 42 number2006: 42 number2007: 41 number2008: 41 number2009: 41 number2010: 40 number2011: 40 number2012: 40 number2013: 40 number2014: 40 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts: procedures in Spain stood at 40 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in Spain peaked at 42 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40 number, in 2010.

That places Spain 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in Spain, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 42 number
2004 42 number +0.0%
2005 42 number +0.0%
2006 42 number +0.0%
2007 41 number -2.4%
2008 41 number +0.0%
2009 41 number +0.0%
2010 40 number -2.4%
2011 40 number +0.0%
2012 40 number +0.0%
2013 40 number +0.0%
2014 40 number +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 40 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 40 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34 number, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.57 number 41 number 42 number 7
2010s 40 number 40 number 40 number 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 61 Nigeria 40.23 number compare
  2. 62 Indonesia 40 number compare
  3. 62 Azerbaijan 40 number compare
  4. 62 Bolivia 40 number compare
  5. 62 Costa Rica 40 number compare
  6. 62 Djibouti 40 number compare
  7. 62 Equatorial Guinea 40 number compare
  8. 62 Eswatini 40 number compare
  9. 62 Guinea-Bissau 40 number compare
  10. 62 Iran 40 number compare
  11. 62 Liberia 40 number compare
  12. 62 Morocco 40 number compare
  13. 62 Sri Lanka 40 number compare
  14. 62 Togo 40 number compare
  15. 62 Uruguay 40 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in Spain?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in Spain was 40 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 42 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 40 number in 2010.
How does Spain rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
Spain ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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.