Enforcing contracts: Time in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Enforcing contracts: Time was 530 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
530 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 191 countries
All-time high
690 days
in 2003
All-time low
530 days
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Ethiopia, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 690 days2004: 690 days2005: 690 days2006: 690 days2007: 690 days2008: 690 days2009: 530 days2010: 530 days2011: 530 days2012: 530 days2013: 530 days2014: 530 days2015: 530 days2016: 530 days2017: 530 days2018: 530 days2019: 530 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Ethiopia is 530 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Ethiopia peaked at 690 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 530 days, in 2009.

That places Ethiopia 108th 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 690 days
2004 690 days +0.0%
2005 690 days +0.0%
2006 690 days +0.0%
2007 690 days +0.0%
2008 690 days +0.0%
2009 530 days -23.2%
2010 530 days +0.0%
2011 530 days +0.0%
2012 530 days +0.0%
2013 530 days +0.0%
2014 530 days +0.0%
2015 530 days +0.0%
2016 530 days +0.0%
2017 530 days +0.0%
2018 530 days +0.0%
2019 530 days +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 530 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 632.5 days, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 530 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 667.14 days 530 days 690 days 7
2010s 530 days 530 days 530 days 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 106 Brunei 540 days compare
  2. 106 Palestine 540 days compare
  3. 108 Haiti 530 days compare
  4. 110 Albania 525 days compare
  5. 110 Cote d'Ivoire 525 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Ethiopia?
Enforcing contracts: time in Ethiopia was 530 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 690 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 530 days in 2009.
How does Ethiopia rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Ethiopia ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.