Enforcing contracts: Time in Iran

Iran: Enforcing contracts: Time was 505 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
505 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
520 days
in 2003
All-time low
505 days
in 2010
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Iran, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 520 days2004: 520 days2005: 520 days2006: 520 days2007: 520 days2008: 520 days2009: 520 days2010: 505 days2011: 505 days2012: 505 days2013: 505 days2014: 505 days2015: 505 days2016: 505 days2017: 505 days2018: 505 days2019: 505 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Iran stood at 505 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Iran peaked at 520 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 505 days, in 2010.

That places Iran 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Iran, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 520 days —
2004 520 days +0.0%
2005 520 days +0.0%
2006 520 days +0.0%
2007 520 days +0.0%
2008 520 days +0.0%
2009 520 days +0.0%
2010 505 days -2.9%
2011 505 days +0.0%
2012 505 days +0.0%
2013 505 days +0.0%
2014 505 days +0.0%
2015 505 days +0.0%
2016 505 days +0.0%
2017 505 days +0.0%
2018 505 days +0.0%
2019 505 days +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 505 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 505 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 630 days, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 520 days 520 days 520 days 7
2010s 505 days 505 days 505 days 10

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 123 Comoros 506 days compare
  2. 124 Belgium 505 days compare
  3. 124 Malta 505 days compare
  4. 127 Germany 499 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Iran?
Enforcing contracts: time in Iran was 505 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 520 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 505 days in 2010.
How does Iran rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Iran ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran 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.