Enforcing contracts: Time in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Enforcing contracts: Time was 590 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
590 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 191 countries
All-time high
590 days
in 2012
All-time low
460 days
in 2006
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Dominican Republic, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 580 days2004: 580 days2005: 580 days2006: 460 days2007: 460 days2008: 460 days2009: 460 days2010: 460 days2011: 460 days2012: 590 days2013: 590 days2014: 590 days2015: 590 days2016: 590 days2017: 590 days2018: 590 days2019: 590 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 590 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Dominican Republic peaked at 590 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 460 days, in 2006.

Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Dominican Republic, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 580 days —
2004 580 days +0.0%
2005 580 days +0.0%
2006 460 days -20.7%
2007 460 days +0.0%
2008 460 days +0.0%
2009 460 days +0.0%
2010 460 days +0.0%
2011 460 days +0.0%
2012 590 days +28.3%
2013 590 days +0.0%
2014 590 days +0.0%
2015 590 days +0.0%
2016 590 days +0.0%
2017 590 days +0.0%
2018 590 days +0.0%
2019 590 days +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 590 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 590 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 645 days, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 511.43 days 460 days 580 days 7
2010s 564 days 460 days 590 days 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 88 Bolivia 591 days compare
  2. 88 Papua New Guinea 591 days compare
  3. 91 Moldova 585 days compare
  4. 92 Guyana 581 days compare
  5. 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 578 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Dominican Republic?
Enforcing contracts: time in Dominican Republic was 590 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 590 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 460 days in 2006.
How does Dominican Republic rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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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.