Enforcing contracts: Time in Canada
Canada: Enforcing contracts: Time was 910 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Time in Canada, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Canada recorded 910 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Canada peaked at 910 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 570 days, in 2003.
Canada ranks 30th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Time in Canada, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 570 days | — |
| 2004 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 570 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 680 days | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 830 days | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 910 days | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 910 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 910 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 910 days | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 910 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 570 days | 570 days | 570 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 743 days | 570 days | 910 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 27 Mozambique 950 days compare
- 28 Honduras 920 days compare
- 29 Seychelles 915 days compare
- 30 Nepal 910 days compare
- 32 Belize 892 days compare
- 33 Micronesia (country) 885 days compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: time in Canada?
- Enforcing contracts: time in Canada was 910 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 910 days in 2016.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 570 days in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for enforcing contracts: time?
- Canada ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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
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.