Enforcing contracts: Time in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Time was 852 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
852 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 188 countries
All-time high
877 days
in 2003
All-time low
852 days
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Costa Rica, 2003–2019

02004006008002003201120192003: 877 days2004: 877 days2005: 877 days2006: 877 days2007: 877 days2008: 877 days2009: 852 days2010: 852 days2011: 852 days2012: 852 days2013: 852 days2014: 852 days2015: 852 days2016: 852 days2017: 852 days2018: 852 days2019: 852 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Costa Rica stood at 852 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Costa Rica peaked at 877 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 852 days, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 873.43 days 852 days 877 days 7
2010s 852 days 852 days 852 days 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 32 Belize 892 days compare
  2. 33 Micronesia (country) 885 days compare
  3. 34 Syria 872 days compare
  4. 36 Burundi 832 days compare
  5. 37 Laos 828 days compare
  6. 38 El Salvador 816 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: time in Costa Rica was 852 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 877 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 852 days in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.