Enforcing contracts: Procedures in United States

United States: Enforcing contracts: Procedures was 33.6 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
33.6 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
33.6 number
in 2013
All-time low
32 number
in 2006
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in United States, 2003–2014

01020302003200820142003: 33 number2004: 33 number2005: 33 number2006: 32 number2007: 32 number2008: 32 number2009: 32 number2010: 32 number2011: 32 number2012: 32 number2013: 33.6 number2014: 33.6 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures in United States is 33.6 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures in United States peaked at 33.6 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32 number, in 2006.

United States ranks 142nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures in United States, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) in United States, 2003 to 2014.
Year number Change
2003 33 number
2004 33 number +0.0%
2005 33 number +0.0%
2006 32 number -3.0%
2007 32 number +0.0%
2008 32 number +0.0%
2009 32 number +0.0%
2010 32 number +0.0%
2011 32 number +0.0%
2012 32 number +0.0%
2013 33.6 number +5.0%
2014 33.6 number +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 33.6 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 number, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.43 number 32 number 33 number 7
2010s 32.64 number 32 number 33.6 number 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 143 Colombia 33 number compare
  2. 143 Gambia 33 number compare
  3. 143 Georgia 33 number compare
  4. 143 Namibia 33 number compare
  5. 143 Poland 33 number compare
  6. 143 Slovakia 33 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures in United States?
Enforcing contracts: procedures in United States was 33.6 number in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 33.6 number in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 32 number in 2006.
How does United States rank for enforcing contracts: procedures?
United States ranks 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.