Enforcing contracts: Time in Malta

Malta: 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
505 days
in 2011
All-time low
505 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Malta, 2011–2019

02004006002011201520192011: 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

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Malta is 505 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Malta peaked at 505 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 505 days, in 2011.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Malta, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 505 days —
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%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 505 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Malta'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)

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 123 Comoros 506 days compare
  2. 124 Belgium 505 days compare
  3. 124 Iran 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 Malta?
Enforcing contracts: time in Malta was 505 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 505 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 505 days in 2011.
How does Malta rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Malta ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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.