Enforcing contracts: Time in Mauritania

Mauritania: Enforcing contracts: Time was 370 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
370 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 191 countries
All-time high
400 days
in 2003
All-time low
370 days
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Mauritania, 2003–2019

01002003004002003201120192003: 400 days2004: 400 days2005: 400 days2006: 400 days2007: 400 days2008: 370 days2009: 370 days2010: 370 days2011: 370 days2012: 370 days2013: 370 days2014: 370 days2015: 370 days2016: 370 days2017: 370 days2018: 370 days2019: 370 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 370 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Mauritania peaked at 400 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 370 days, in 2008.

Mauritania ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Mauritania, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 400 days —
2004 400 days +0.0%
2005 400 days +0.0%
2006 400 days +0.0%
2007 400 days +0.0%
2008 370 days -7.5%
2009 370 days +0.0%
2010 370 days +0.0%
2011 370 days +0.0%
2012 370 days +0.0%
2013 370 days +0.0%
2014 370 days +0.0%
2015 370 days +0.0%
2016 370 days +0.0%
2017 370 days +0.0%
2018 370 days +0.0%
2019 370 days +0.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 370 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591 days, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 370 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 391.43 days 370 days 400 days 7
2010s 370 days 370 days 370 days 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 168 Niger 380 days compare
  2. 169 Ukraine 378 days compare
  3. 170 Mongolia 374 days compare
  4. 171 Kazakhstan 370 days compare
  5. 171 Lithuania 370 days compare
  6. 174 Japan 360 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Mauritania?
Enforcing contracts: time in Mauritania was 370 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 400 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 370 days in 2008.
How does Mauritania rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Mauritania ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania 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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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.