Enforcing contracts: Time in Ecuador

Ecuador: Enforcing contracts: Time was 523 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
523 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 191 countries
All-time high
613 days
in 2013
All-time low
523 days
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Ecuador, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 588 days2004: 588 days2005: 588 days2006: 588 days2007: 588 days2008: 588 days2009: 588 days2010: 588 days2011: 588 days2012: 588 days2013: 613 days2014: 613 days2015: 613 days2016: 613 days2017: 523 days2018: 523 days2019: 523 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 523 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Ecuador peaked at 613 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 523 days, in 2017.

That places Ecuador 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Ecuador, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 588 days —
2004 588 days +0.0%
2005 588 days +0.0%
2006 588 days +0.0%
2007 588 days +0.0%
2008 588 days +0.0%
2009 588 days +0.0%
2010 588 days +0.0%
2011 588 days +0.0%
2012 588 days +0.0%
2013 613 days +4.3%
2014 613 days +0.0%
2015 613 days +0.0%
2016 613 days +0.0%
2017 523 days -14.7%
2018 523 days +0.0%
2019 523 days +0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 523 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 523 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 645 days, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 588 days 588 days 588 days 7
2010s 578.5 days 523 days 613 days 10

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 110 Albania 525 days compare
  2. 110 Cote d'Ivoire 525 days compare
  3. 113 Malawi 522 days compare
  4. 114 Iraq 520 days compare
  5. 115 Chile 519 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Ecuador?
Enforcing contracts: time in Ecuador was 523 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 613 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 523 days in 2017.
How does Ecuador rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Ecuador ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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.