Enforcing contracts: Time in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Enforcing contracts: Time was 564 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
564 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 191 countries
All-time high
564 days
in 2003
All-time low
564 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Bulgaria, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 564 days2004: 564 days2005: 564 days2006: 564 days2007: 564 days2008: 564 days2009: 564 days2010: 564 days2011: 564 days2012: 564 days2013: 564 days2014: 564 days2015: 564 days2016: 564 days2017: 564 days2018: 564 days2019: 564 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 564 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. 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 in Bulgaria peaked at 564 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 564 days, in 2003.

Bulgaria ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Bulgaria, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 564 days —
2004 564 days +0.0%
2005 564 days +0.0%
2006 564 days +0.0%
2007 564 days +0.0%
2008 564 days +0.0%
2009 564 days +0.0%
2010 564 days +0.0%
2011 564 days +0.0%
2012 564 days +0.0%
2013 564 days +0.0%
2014 564 days +0.0%
2015 564 days +0.0%
2016 564 days +0.0%
2017 564 days +0.0%
2018 564 days +0.0%
2019 564 days +0.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 564 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 564 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 510 days, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 564 days 564 days 564 days 7
2010s 564 days 564 days 564 days 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 99 Kuwait 566 days compare
  2. 100 Tunisia 565 days compare
  3. 102 Congo 560 days compare
  4. 103 Jamaica 550 days compare
  5. 104 Bahamas 545 days compare
  6. 104 Montenegro 545 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Bulgaria?
Enforcing contracts: time in Bulgaria was 564 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 564 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 564 days in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria 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.