Enforcing contracts: Time in Finland

Finland: Enforcing contracts: Time was 485 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
485 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
485 days
in 2013
All-time low
235 days
in 2004
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Finland, 2003–2019

01002003004005002003201120192003: 277 days2004: 235 days2005: 235 days2006: 235 days2007: 235 days2008: 235 days2009: 375 days2010: 375 days2011: 375 days2012: 375 days2013: 485 days2014: 485 days2015: 485 days2016: 485 days2017: 485 days2018: 485 days2019: 485 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Finland recorded 485 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Finland peaked at 485 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 235 days, in 2004.

Finland ranks 134th of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 261 days 235 days 375 days 7
2010s 452 days 375 days 485 days 10

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 133 Togo 488 days compare
  2. 134 Denmark 485 days compare
  3. 136 Cambodia 483 days compare
  4. 136 Sweden 483 days compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Finland?
Enforcing contracts: time in Finland was 485 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 485 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 235 days in 2004.
How does Finland rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Finland ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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
190 places, 3,083 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.