Enforcing contracts: Time in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Enforcing contracts: Time was 1,642 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1,642 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1,642 days
in 2004
All-time low
1,642 days
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Afghanistan, 2004–2019

05001.0k1.5k2004201120192004: 1.6k days2005: 1.6k days2006: 1.6k days2007: 1.6k days2008: 1.6k days2009: 1.6k days2010: 1.6k days2011: 1.6k days2012: 1.6k days2013: 1.6k days2014: 1.6k days2015: 1.6k days2016: 1.6k days2017: 1.6k days2018: 1.6k days2019: 1.6k days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 1,642 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Afghanistan peaked at 1,642 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,642 days, in 2004.

Afghanistan ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Afghanistan, 2004 to 2019.
Year days Change
2004 1,642 days —
2005 1,642 days +0.0%
2006 1,642 days +0.0%
2007 1,642 days +0.0%
2008 1,642 days +0.0%
2009 1,642 days +0.0%
2010 1,642 days +0.0%
2011 1,642 days +0.0%
2012 1,642 days +0.0%
2013 1,642 days +0.0%
2014 1,642 days +0.0%
2015 1,642 days +0.0%
2016 1,642 days +0.0%
2017 1,642 days +0.0%
2018 1,642 days +0.0%
2019 1,642 days +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 1,642 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 632.5 days, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 1,642 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 630 days, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,642 days 1,642 days 1,642 days 6
2010s 1,642 days 1,642 days 1,642 days 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 1 Guinea-Bissau 1,785 days compare
  2. 2 Suriname 1,715 days compare
  3. 3 Greece 1,711 days compare
  4. 5 India 1,445 days compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 1,442 days compare
  6. 7 Guatemala 1,402 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Afghanistan?
Enforcing contracts: time in Afghanistan was 1,642 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1,642 days in 2004.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,642 days in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Time (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The time to enforce contracts is recorded in calendar days, counted from the moment plaintiff decides to file the lawsuit in court until payment. The average duration of the following three different stages of dispute resolution is recorded: (i) filing and service, (ii) trial and judgment, and (iii) enforcement.