Enforcing contracts: Time in Gambia

Gambia: Enforcing contracts: Time was 758 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
758 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 191 countries
All-time high
785 days
in 2005
All-time low
758 days
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Gambia, 2005–2019

02004006008002005201220192005: 785 days2006: 785 days2007: 785 days2008: 785 days2009: 785 days2010: 785 days2011: 785 days2012: 758 days2013: 758 days2014: 758 days2015: 758 days2016: 758 days2017: 758 days2018: 758 days2019: 758 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Gambia stood at 758 days. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Gambia peaked at 785 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 758 days, in 2012.

Gambia ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Gambia, 2005 to 2019.
Year days Change
2005 785 days —
2006 785 days +0.0%
2007 785 days +0.0%
2008 785 days +0.0%
2009 785 days +0.0%
2010 785 days +0.0%
2011 785 days +0.0%
2012 758 days -3.4%
2013 758 days +0.0%
2014 758 days +0.0%
2015 758 days +0.0%
2016 758 days +0.0%
2017 758 days +0.0%
2018 758 days +0.0%
2019 758 days +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 758 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 632.5 days, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 758 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 785 days 785 days 785 days 5
2010s 763.4 days 758 days 785 days 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 44 Panama 790 days compare
  2. 45 Slovakia 775 days compare
  3. 46 Maldives 760 days compare
  4. 48 Portugal 755 days compare
  5. 49 Chad 743 days compare
  6. 50 Dominica 741 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Gambia?
Enforcing contracts: time in Gambia was 758 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 785 days in 2005.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 758 days in 2012.
How does Gambia rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Gambia ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia 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.