Enforcing contracts: Time in Canada

Canada: Enforcing contracts: Time was 910 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
910 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 188 countries
All-time high
910 days
in 2016
All-time low
570 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Canada, 2003–2019

02004006008001.0k2003201120192003: 570 days2004: 570 days2005: 570 days2006: 570 days2007: 570 days2008: 570 days2009: 570 days2010: 570 days2011: 570 days2012: 570 days2013: 570 days2014: 680 days2015: 830 days2016: 910 days2017: 910 days2018: 910 days2019: 910 days

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 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 570 days 570 days 570 days 7
2010s 743 days 570 days 910 days 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 27 Mozambique 950 days compare
  2. 28 Honduras 920 days compare
  3. 29 Seychelles 915 days compare
  4. 30 Nepal 910 days compare
  5. 32 Belize 892 days compare
  6. 33 Micronesia (country) 885 days compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Canada

All data for Canada →

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 188 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

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.