Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Canada

Canada: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score was 35.25 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 191 countries
All-time high
63.11
in 2003
All-time low
35.25
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Canada, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 63.12004: 63.12005: 63.12006: 63.12007: 63.12008: 63.12009: 63.12010: 63.12011: 63.12012: 63.12013: 63.12014: 54.12015: 41.82016: 35.22017: 35.22018: 35.22019: 35.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Canada stood at 35.25. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Canada peaked at 63.11 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35.25, in 2016.

That places Canada 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Canada, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 63.11
2004 63.11 +0.0%
2005 63.11 +0.0%
2006 63.11 +0.0%
2007 63.11 +0.0%
2008 63.11 +0.0%
2009 63.11 +0.0%
2010 63.11 +0.0%
2011 63.11 +0.0%
2012 63.11 +0.0%
2013 63.11 +0.0%
2014 54.1 -14.3%
2015 41.8 -22.7%
2016 35.25 -15.7%
2017 35.25 +0.0%
2018 35.25 +0.0%
2019 35.25 +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 35.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.39, 55% of the median. (62 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.11 63.11 63.11 7
2010s 48.93 35.25 63.11 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 158 Syria 38.36 compare
  2. 159 Micronesia (country) 37.3 compare
  3. 160 Belize 36.72 compare
  4. 161 Nepal 35.25 compare
  5. 163 Seychelles 34.84 compare
  6. 164 Honduras 34.43 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Canada?
Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Canada was 35.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 63.11 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 35.25 in 2016.
How does Canada rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?
Canada ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
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The score for time to enforce contracts 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.