Enforcing contracts: Time in Paraguay

Paraguay: Enforcing contracts: Time was 606 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
606 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 191 countries
All-time high
606 days
in 2012
All-time low
591 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Paraguay, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 591 days2004: 591 days2005: 591 days2006: 591 days2007: 591 days2008: 591 days2009: 591 days2010: 591 days2011: 591 days2012: 606 days2013: 606 days2014: 606 days2015: 606 days2016: 606 days2017: 606 days2018: 606 days2019: 606 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Paraguay stood at 606 days. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Paraguay peaked at 606 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 591 days, in 2003.

That places Paraguay 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Paraguay, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 591 days —
2004 591 days +0.0%
2005 591 days +0.0%
2006 591 days +0.0%
2007 591 days +0.0%
2008 591 days +0.0%
2009 591 days +0.0%
2010 591 days +0.0%
2011 591 days +0.0%
2012 606 days +2.5%
2013 606 days +0.0%
2014 606 days +0.0%
2015 606 days +0.0%
2016 606 days +0.0%
2017 606 days +0.0%
2018 606 days +0.0%
2019 606 days +0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 606 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 606 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 645 days, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 591 days 591 days 591 days 7
2010s 603 days 591 days 606 days 10

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 77 Lesotho 615 days compare
  2. 78 Zambia 611 days compare
  3. 79 Democratic Republic of Congo 610 days compare
  4. 81 Hungary 605 days compare
  5. 82 South Africa 600 days compare
  6. 83 Oman 598 days compare
  7. 83 Switzerland 598 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Paraguay?
Enforcing contracts: time in Paraguay was 606 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 606 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 591 days in 2003.
How does Paraguay rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Paraguay ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay 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.