Enforcing contracts: Time in Burundi

Burundi: Enforcing contracts: Time was 832 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
832 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 191 countries
All-time high
832 days
in 2008
All-time low
558 days
in 2006
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Burundi, 2003–2019

02004006008002003201120192003: 667 days2004: 667 days2005: 588 days2006: 558 days2007: 558 days2008: 832 days2009: 832 days2010: 832 days2011: 832 days2012: 832 days2013: 832 days2014: 832 days2015: 832 days2016: 832 days2017: 832 days2018: 832 days2019: 832 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Burundi stood at 832 days. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Burundi peaked at 832 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 558 days, in 2006.

That places Burundi 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Burundi, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 667 days —
2004 667 days +0.0%
2005 588 days -11.8%
2006 558 days -5.1%
2007 558 days +0.0%
2008 832 days +49.1%
2009 832 days +0.0%
2010 832 days +0.0%
2011 832 days +0.0%
2012 832 days +0.0%
2013 832 days +0.0%
2014 832 days +0.0%
2015 832 days +0.0%
2016 832 days +0.0%
2017 832 days +0.0%
2018 832 days +0.0%
2019 832 days +0.0%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 832 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 632.5 days, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 832 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 671.71 days 558 days 832 days 7
2010s 832 days 832 days 832 days 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 33 Micronesia (country) 885 days compare
  2. 34 Syria 872 days compare
  3. 35 Costa Rica 852 days compare
  4. 37 Laos 828 days compare
  5. 38 El Salvador 816 days compare
  6. 39 Madagascar 811 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Burundi?
Enforcing contracts: time in Burundi was 832 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 832 days in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 558 days in 2006.
How does Burundi rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Burundi ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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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.