Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Germany

Germany: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score was 68.93 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
68.93
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 191 countries
All-time high
77.54
in 2005
All-time low
68.93
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 76.82004: 76.82005: 77.52006: 77.52007: 77.52008: 77.52009: 77.52010: 77.52011: 77.52012: 77.52013: 77.52014: 72.22015: 70.62016: 68.92017: 68.92018: 68.92019: 68.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Germany stood at 68.93. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Germany peaked at 77.54 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 68.93, in 2016.

Germany ranks 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Germany, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 76.8
2004 76.8 +0.0%
2005 77.54 +1.0%
2006 77.54 +0.0%
2007 77.54 +0.0%
2008 77.54 +0.0%
2009 77.54 +0.0%
2010 77.54 +0.0%
2011 77.54 +0.0%
2012 77.54 +0.0%
2013 77.54 +0.0%
2014 72.21 -6.9%
2015 70.57 -2.3%
2016 68.93 -2.3%
2017 68.93 +0.0%
2018 68.93 +0.0%
2019 68.93 +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 68.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.39, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 68.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.03, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.33 76.8 77.54 7
2010s 72.87 68.93 77.54 10

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 63 China 69.16 compare
  2. 64 Solomon Islands 69.1 compare
  3. 66 Belgium 68.44 compare
  4. 66 Iran 68.44 compare
  5. 66 Malta 68.44 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Germany?
Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Germany was 68.93 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 77.54 in 2005.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 68.93 in 2016.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?
Germany ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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.