Enforcing contracts: Time in Chile

Chile: Enforcing contracts: Time was 519 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
519 days
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
115th
of 191 countries
All-time high
521 days
in 2003
All-time low
519 days
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Chile, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 521 days2004: 521 days2005: 521 days2006: 521 days2007: 521 days2008: 521 days2009: 521 days2010: 521 days2011: 521 days2012: 521 days2013: 521 days2014: 521 days2015: 521 days2016: 521 days2017: 521 days2018: 521 days2019: 519 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Chile recorded 519 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Chile peaked at 521 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 519 days, in 2019.

Chile ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Chile, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 521 days —
2004 521 days +0.0%
2005 521 days +0.0%
2006 521 days +0.0%
2007 521 days +0.0%
2008 521 days +0.0%
2009 521 days +0.0%
2010 521 days +0.0%
2011 521 days +0.0%
2012 521 days +0.0%
2013 521 days +0.0%
2014 521 days +0.0%
2015 521 days +0.0%
2016 521 days +0.0%
2017 521 days +0.0%
2018 521 days +0.0%
2019 519 days -0.4%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 519 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 519 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 645 days, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 521 days 521 days 521 days 7
2010s 520.8 days 519 days 521 days 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 112 Ecuador 523 days compare
  2. 113 Malawi 522 days compare
  3. 114 Iraq 520 days compare
  4. 116 Sierra Leone 515 days compare
  5. 116 Tanzania 515 days compare
  6. 118 Netherlands 514 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Chile?
Enforcing contracts: time in Chile was 519 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 521 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 519 days in 2019.
How does Chile rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Chile ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile 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.