Enforcing contracts: Time in Benin

Benin: Enforcing contracts: Time was 595 days in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
595 days
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
825 days
in 2003
All-time low
595 days
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Benin, 2003–2019

02004006008002003201120192003: 825 days2004: 825 days2005: 825 days2006: 825 days2007: 825 days2008: 825 days2009: 825 days2010: 825 days2011: 795 days2012: 795 days2013: 795 days2014: 750 days2015: 750 days2016: 750 days2017: 750 days2018: 750 days2019: 595 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Benin is 595 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Benin peaked at 825 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 595 days, in 2019.

That places Benin 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 825 days 825 days 825 days 7
2010s 755.5 days 595 days 825 days 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 81 South Africa 600 days compare
  2. 82 Oman 598 days compare
  3. 82 Switzerland 598 days compare
  4. 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 595 days compare
  5. 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 595 days compare
  6. 87 Bolivia 591 days compare
  7. 87 Papua New Guinea 591 days compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Benin

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Benin?
Enforcing contracts: time in Benin was 595 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 825 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 595 days in 2019.
How does Benin rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Benin ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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
190 places, 3,083 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.