Enforcing contracts: Time in Bhutan

Bhutan: Enforcing contracts: Time was 225 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
225 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
275 days
in 2003
All-time low
225 days
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Bhutan, 2003–2019

01002003002003201120192003: 275 days2004: 275 days2005: 275 days2006: 275 days2007: 275 days2008: 225 days2009: 225 days2010: 225 days2011: 225 days2012: 225 days2013: 225 days2014: 225 days2015: 225 days2016: 225 days2017: 225 days2018: 225 days2019: 225 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 225 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Bhutan peaked at 275 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 225 days, in 2008.

Bhutan ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Bhutan, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 275 days —
2004 275 days +0.0%
2005 275 days +0.0%
2006 275 days +0.0%
2007 275 days +0.0%
2008 225 days -18.2%
2009 225 days +0.0%
2010 225 days +0.0%
2011 225 days +0.0%
2012 225 days +0.0%
2013 225 days +0.0%
2014 225 days +0.0%
2015 225 days +0.0%
2016 225 days +0.0%
2017 225 days +0.0%
2018 225 days +0.0%
2019 225 days +0.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 225 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591 days, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 225 days is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,114 days, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 260.71 days 225 days 275 days 7
2010s 225 days 225 days 225 days 10

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 185 Belarus 275 days compare
  2. 186 Rwanda 230 days compare
  3. 187 South Sudan 228 days compare
  4. 188 Uzbekistan 225 days compare
  5. 190 New Zealand 216 days compare
  6. 191 Singapore 164 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Bhutan?
Enforcing contracts: time in Bhutan was 225 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 275 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 225 days in 2008.
How does Bhutan rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Bhutan ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan 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.