Enforcing contracts: Time in Nepal

Nepal: Enforcing contracts: Time was 910 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
910 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1,025 days
in 2003
All-time low
910 days
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Nepal, 2003–2019

02505007501.0k2003201120192003: 1.0k days2004: 1.0k days2005: 1.0k days2006: 1.0k days2007: 1.0k days2008: 1.0k days2009: 1.0k days2010: 1.0k days2011: 910 days2012: 910 days2013: 910 days2014: 910 days2015: 910 days2016: 910 days2017: 910 days2018: 910 days2019: 910 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Nepal is 910 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Nepal peaked at 1,025 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 910 days, in 2011.

That places Nepal 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Nepal, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 1,025 days —
2004 1,025 days +0.0%
2005 1,025 days +0.0%
2006 1,025 days +0.0%
2007 1,025 days +0.0%
2008 1,025 days +0.0%
2009 1,025 days +0.0%
2010 1,025 days +0.0%
2011 910 days -11.2%
2012 910 days +0.0%
2013 910 days +0.0%
2014 910 days +0.0%
2015 910 days +0.0%
2016 910 days +0.0%
2017 910 days +0.0%
2018 910 days +0.0%
2019 910 days +0.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 910 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591 days, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 910 days is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,114 days, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,025 days 1,025 days 1,025 days 7
2010s 921.5 days 910 days 1,025 days 10

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 27 Mozambique 950 days compare
  2. 28 Honduras 920 days compare
  3. 29 Seychelles 915 days compare
  4. 30 Canada 910 days compare
  5. 32 Belize 892 days compare
  6. 33 Micronesia (country) 885 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Nepal?
Enforcing contracts: time in Nepal was 910 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 1,025 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 910 days in 2011.
How does Nepal rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Nepal ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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.