Enforcing contracts: Time in Estonia

Estonia: Enforcing contracts: Time was 455 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
455 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 191 countries
All-time high
455 days
in 2013
All-time low
425 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Estonia, 2003–2019

01002003004005002003201120192003: 425 days2004: 425 days2005: 425 days2006: 425 days2007: 425 days2008: 425 days2009: 425 days2010: 425 days2011: 425 days2012: 425 days2013: 455 days2014: 455 days2015: 455 days2016: 455 days2017: 455 days2018: 455 days2019: 455 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Estonia stood at 455 days. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Estonia peaked at 455 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 425 days, in 2003.

Estonia ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Estonia, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 425 days —
2004 425 days +0.0%
2005 425 days +0.0%
2006 425 days +0.0%
2007 425 days +0.0%
2008 425 days +0.0%
2009 425 days +0.0%
2010 425 days +0.0%
2011 425 days +0.0%
2012 425 days +0.0%
2013 455 days +7.1%
2014 455 days +0.0%
2015 455 days +0.0%
2016 455 days +0.0%
2017 455 days +0.0%
2018 455 days +0.0%
2019 455 days +0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 455 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 455 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 510 days, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 425 days 425 days 425 days 7
2010s 446 days 425 days 455 days 10

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 142 Latvia 469 days compare
  2. 143 Kenya 465 days compare
  3. 144 Namibia 460 days compare
  4. 145 Samoa 455 days compare
  5. 147 France 447 days compare
  6. 148 Burkina Faso 446 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Estonia?
Enforcing contracts: time in Estonia was 455 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 455 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 425 days in 2003.
How does Estonia rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Estonia ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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.