Enforcing contracts: Time in Kuwait

Kuwait: Enforcing contracts: Time was 566 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
566 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 191 countries
All-time high
566 days
in 2003
All-time low
566 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Kuwait, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 566 days2004: 566 days2005: 566 days2006: 566 days2007: 566 days2008: 566 days2009: 566 days2010: 566 days2011: 566 days2012: 566 days2013: 566 days2014: 566 days2015: 566 days2016: 566 days2017: 566 days2018: 566 days2019: 566 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 566 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Kuwait peaked at 566 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 566 days, in 2003.

That places Kuwait 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Kuwait, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 566 days —
2004 566 days +0.0%
2005 566 days +0.0%
2006 566 days +0.0%
2007 566 days +0.0%
2008 566 days +0.0%
2009 566 days +0.0%
2010 566 days +0.0%
2011 566 days +0.0%
2012 566 days +0.0%
2013 566 days +0.0%
2014 566 days +0.0%
2015 566 days +0.0%
2016 566 days +0.0%
2017 566 days +0.0%
2018 566 days +0.0%
2019 566 days +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 566 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 566 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 630 days, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 566 days 566 days 566 days 7
2010s 566 days 566 days 566 days 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 97 Armenia 570 days compare
  2. 97 Qatar 570 days compare
  3. 100 Tunisia 565 days compare
  4. 101 Bulgaria 564 days compare
  5. 102 Congo 560 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Kuwait?
Enforcing contracts: time in Kuwait was 566 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 566 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 566 days in 2003.
How does Kuwait rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Kuwait ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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.