Enforcing contracts: Procedures in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 29 number in 2014. ▼ Falling

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

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in United Kingdom, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 31 number2004: 31 number2005: 31 number2006: 31 number2007: 31 number2008: 31 number2009: 31 number2010: 29 number2011: 29 number2012: 29 number2013: 29 number2014: 29 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures in United Kingdom is 29 number, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in United Kingdom peaked at 31 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29 number, in 2010.

United Kingdom ranks 167th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in United Kingdom, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 31 number
2004 31 number +0.0%
2005 31 number +0.0%
2006 31 number +0.0%
2007 31 number +0.0%
2008 31 number +0.0%
2009 31 number +0.0%
2010 29 number -6.5%
2011 29 number +0.0%
2012 29 number +0.0%
2013 29 number +0.0%
2014 29 number +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 29 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 85% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 29 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34 number, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31 number 31 number 31 number 7
2010s 29 number 29 number 29 number 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 167 Belarus 29 number compare
  2. 167 France 29 number compare
  3. 167 Malaysia 29 number compare
  4. 167 South Africa 29 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in United Kingdom?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in United Kingdom was 29 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 31 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 29 number in 2010.
How does United Kingdom rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
United Kingdom ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.