Enforcing contracts: Time in Cyprus

Cyprus: Enforcing contracts: Time was 1,100 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,100 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1,100 days
in 2014
All-time low
735 days
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Cyprus, 2008–2019

02505007501.0k2008201320192008: 735 days2009: 735 days2010: 735 days2011: 735 days2012: 735 days2013: 735 days2014: 1.1k days2015: 1.1k days2016: 1.1k days2017: 1.1k days2018: 1.1k days2019: 1.1k days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 1,100 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Cyprus peaked at 1,100 days in 2014 and was at its lowest, 735 days, in 2008.

That places Cyprus 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Cyprus, 2008 to 2019.
Year days Change
2008 735 days —
2009 735 days +0.0%
2010 735 days +0.0%
2011 735 days +0.0%
2012 735 days +0.0%
2013 735 days +0.0%
2014 1,100 days +49.7%
2015 1,100 days +0.0%
2016 1,100 days +0.0%
2017 1,100 days +0.0%
2018 1,100 days +0.0%
2019 1,100 days +0.0%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 1,100 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 1,100 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 510 days, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 735 days 735 days 735 days 2
2010s 954 days 735 days 1,100 days 10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 19 Italy 1,120 days compare
  2. 21 Pakistan 1,071 days compare
  3. 22 Egypt 1,010 days compare
  4. 23 Argentina 995 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Cyprus?
Enforcing contracts: time in Cyprus was 1,100 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1,100 days in 2014.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 735 days in 2008.
How does Cyprus rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Cyprus ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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.