Enforcing contracts: Time in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Enforcing contracts: Time was 385 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
385 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
385 days
in 2011
All-time low
236 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Hong Kong, 2003–2019

01002003004002003201120192003: 236 days2004: 236 days2005: 236 days2006: 236 days2007: 236 days2008: 236 days2009: 305 days2010: 305 days2011: 385 days2012: 385 days2013: 385 days2014: 385 days2015: 385 days2016: 385 days2017: 385 days2018: 385 days2019: 385 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Hong Kong is 385 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Hong Kong peaked at 385 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 236 days, in 2003.

Hong Kong ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 245.86 days 236 days 305 days 7
2010s 377 days 305 days 385 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Hong Kong?
Enforcing contracts: time in Hong Kong was 385 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 385 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 236 days in 2003.
How does Hong Kong rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Hong Kong ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong 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.