Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score was 60.66 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
60.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 191 countries
All-time high
60.66
in 2003
All-time low
60.66
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

02040602003201120192003: 60.72004: 60.72005: 60.72006: 60.72007: 60.72008: 60.72009: 60.72010: 60.72011: 60.72012: 60.72013: 60.72014: 60.72015: 60.72016: 60.72017: 60.72018: 60.72019: 60.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in South Africa stood at 60.66. 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 South Africa peaked at 60.66 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.66, in 2003.

South Africa ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in South Africa, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 60.66 —
2004 60.66 +0.0%
2005 60.66 +0.0%
2006 60.66 +0.0%
2007 60.66 +0.0%
2008 60.66 +0.0%
2009 60.66 +0.0%
2010 60.66 +0.0%
2011 60.66 +0.0%
2012 60.66 +0.0%
2013 60.66 +0.0%
2014 60.66 +0.0%
2015 60.66 +0.0%
2016 60.66 +0.0%
2017 60.66 +0.0%
2018 60.66 +0.0%
2019 60.66 +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 60.66 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.68, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 60.66 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.89, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.66 60.66 60.66 7
2010s 60.66 60.66 60.66 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 108 Oman 60.82 compare
  2. 108 Switzerland 60.82 compare
  3. 111 Hungary 60.25 compare
  4. 112 Paraguay 60.16 compare
  5. 113 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.84 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in South Africa?
Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in South Africa was 60.66 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 60.66 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 60.66 in 2003.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?
South Africa ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.