Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in United States

United States: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score was 73.44 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
73.44
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.25
in 2003
All-time low
73.44
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 85.22004: 85.22005: 85.22006: 85.22007: 85.22008: 85.22009: 85.22010: 85.22011: 85.22012: 79.52013: 73.42014: 73.42015: 73.42016: 73.42017: 73.42018: 73.42019: 73.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in United States stood at 73.44. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in United States peaked at 85.25 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 73.44, in 2013.

United States ranks 42nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in United States, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 85.25
2004 85.25 +0.0%
2005 85.25 +0.0%
2006 85.25 +0.0%
2007 85.25 +0.0%
2008 85.25 +0.0%
2009 85.25 +0.0%
2010 85.25 +0.0%
2011 85.25 +0.0%
2012 79.51 -6.7%
2013 73.44 -7.6%
2014 73.44 +0.0%
2015 73.44 +0.0%
2016 73.44 +0.0%
2017 73.44 +0.0%
2018 73.44 +0.0%
2019 73.44 +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 73.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.39, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.25 85.25 85.25 7
2010s 76.41 73.44 85.25 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 39 Tajikistan 74.59 compare
  2. 39 Vanuatu 74.59 compare
  3. 41 United Kingdom 74.02 compare
  4. 43 United Arab Emirates 73.36 compare
  5. 44 Burkina Faso 73.28 compare
  6. 45 France 73.2 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in United States?
Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in United States was 73.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 85.25 in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 73.44 in 2013.
How does United States rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?
United States ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States 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
Last refreshed

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.