What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Costa Rica?

Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Costa Rica was 40 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 40 in 2009.

What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 37.95 in 2003.

How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?

Costa Rica ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Costa Rica 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.

Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Costa Rica

Name: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Costa Rica
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score was 40 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

154th

of 188 countries

All-time high

in 2009

All-time low

37.95

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Costa Rica is 40, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 40 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.95, in 2003.

That places Costa Rica 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	38.24	37.95	40	7
2010s	40	40	40	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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155 Syria 38.36 compare
156 Micronesia (country) 37.3 compare
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More reference data data for Costa Rica

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Costa Rica?: Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Costa Rica was 40 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 40 in 2009.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 37.95 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?: Costa Rica ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.