Enforcing contracts: Time in Namibia

Namibia: Enforcing contracts: Time was 460 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
460 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
500 days
in 2003
All-time low
460 days
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Namibia, 2003–2019

01002003004005002003201120192003: 500 days2004: 500 days2005: 500 days2006: 500 days2007: 500 days2008: 500 days2009: 500 days2010: 500 days2011: 500 days2012: 500 days2013: 460 days2014: 460 days2015: 460 days2016: 460 days2017: 460 days2018: 460 days2019: 460 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Namibia is 460 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Namibia peaked at 500 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 460 days, in 2013.

Namibia ranks 144th 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Namibia, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 500 days —
2004 500 days +0.0%
2005 500 days +0.0%
2006 500 days +0.0%
2007 500 days +0.0%
2008 500 days +0.0%
2009 500 days +0.0%
2010 500 days +0.0%
2011 500 days +0.0%
2012 500 days +0.0%
2013 460 days -8.0%
2014 460 days +0.0%
2015 460 days +0.0%
2016 460 days +0.0%
2017 460 days +0.0%
2018 460 days +0.0%
2019 460 days +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 460 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591 days, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 460 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 500 days 500 days 500 days 7
2010s 472 days 460 days 500 days 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 141 Equatorial Guinea 475 days compare
  2. 142 Latvia 469 days compare
  3. 143 Kenya 465 days compare
  4. 145 Estonia 455 days compare
  5. 145 Samoa 455 days compare
  6. 147 France 447 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Namibia?
Enforcing contracts: time in Namibia was 460 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 500 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 460 days in 2013.
How does Namibia rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Namibia ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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.