Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) was 47.22 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
47.22
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
82nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
47.22
in 2019
All-time low
38.89
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) in South Africa, 2015–2019

010203040502015201720192015: 38.92016: 38.92017: 38.92018: 38.92019: 47.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 47.22 for enforcing contracts: quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over five years.

South Africa ranks 82nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 38.89
2016 38.89 +0.0%
2017 38.89 +0.0%
2018 38.89 +0.0%
2019 47.22 +21.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) in South Africa?
Enforcing contracts: quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) in South Africa was 47.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 47.22 in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 38.89 in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: quality of the judicial processes index (0-19)?
South Africa ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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The score for quality of judicial processes index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.