Enforcing contracts: Time in Ghana

Ghana: Enforcing contracts: Time was 710 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
710 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 188 countries
All-time high
710 days
in 2013
All-time low
487 days
in 2007
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Ghana, 2003–2019

02004006008002003201120192003: 552 days2004: 552 days2005: 552 days2006: 552 days2007: 487 days2008: 487 days2009: 487 days2010: 487 days2011: 487 days2012: 487 days2013: 710 days2014: 710 days2015: 710 days2016: 710 days2017: 710 days2018: 710 days2019: 710 days

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 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 524.14 days 487 days 552 days 7
2010s 643.1 days 487 days 710 days 10

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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 188 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

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.