Enforcing contracts: Time in Ghana
Ghana: Enforcing contracts: Time was 710 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Time in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 710 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Ghana peaked at 710 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 487 days, in 2007.
That places Ghana 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Time in Ghana, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 552 days | — |
| 2004 | 552 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 552 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 552 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 487 days | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 487 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 487 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 487 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 487 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 487 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 710 days | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 710 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 710 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 710 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 710 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 710 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 710 days | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 710 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591 days, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 710 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 524.14 days | 487 days | 552 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 643.1 days | 487 days | 710 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: time in Ghana?
- Enforcing contracts: time in Ghana was 710 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 710 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 487 days in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for enforcing contracts: time?
- Ghana ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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
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.