Enforcing contracts: Time in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enforcing contracts: Time was 550 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
550 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
655 days
in 2008
All-time low
550 days
in 2012
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Jamaica, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 565 days2004: 565 days2005: 565 days2006: 565 days2007: 565 days2008: 655 days2009: 655 days2010: 655 days2011: 655 days2012: 550 days2013: 550 days2014: 550 days2015: 550 days2016: 550 days2017: 550 days2018: 550 days2019: 550 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Jamaica stood at 550 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Jamaica peaked at 655 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 550 days, in 2012.

That places Jamaica 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 590.71 days 565 days 655 days 7
2010s 571 days 550 days 655 days 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 99 Tunisia 565 days compare
  2. 100 Bulgaria 564 days compare
  3. 101 Congo 560 days compare
  4. 103 Bahamas 545 days compare
  5. 103 Montenegro 545 days compare
  6. 105 Brunei 540 days compare
  7. 105 Palestine 540 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Jamaica?
Enforcing contracts: time in Jamaica was 550 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 655 days in 2008.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 550 days in 2012.
How does Jamaica rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica 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.