Enforcing contracts: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Enforcing contracts: Time was 610 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
610 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 188 countries
All-time high
670 days
in 2003
All-time low
610 days
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 670 days2004: 670 days2005: 670 days2006: 670 days2007: 670 days2008: 630 days2009: 610 days2010: 610 days2011: 610 days2012: 610 days2013: 610 days2014: 610 days2015: 610 days2016: 610 days2017: 610 days2018: 610 days2019: 610 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Democratic Republic of Congo is 610 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 670 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 610 days, in 2009.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 655.71 days 610 days 670 days 7
2010s 610 days 610 days 610 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Enforcing contracts: time in Democratic Republic of Congo was 610 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 670 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 610 days in 2009.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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
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.