Enforcing contracts: Time in Peru

Peru: Enforcing contracts: Time was 478 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
478 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 191 countries
All-time high
549 days
in 2003
All-time low
428 days
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Peru, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 549 days2004: 549 days2005: 549 days2006: 468 days2007: 468 days2008: 468 days2009: 428 days2010: 428 days2011: 428 days2012: 480 days2013: 478 days2014: 478 days2015: 478 days2016: 478 days2017: 478 days2018: 478 days2019: 478 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Peru recorded 478 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019.

The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Peru peaked at 549 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 428 days, in 2009.

That places Peru 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Peru, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 549 days —
2004 549 days +0.0%
2005 549 days +0.0%
2006 468 days -14.8%
2007 468 days +0.0%
2008 468 days +0.0%
2009 428 days -8.5%
2010 428 days +0.0%
2011 428 days +0.0%
2012 480 days +12.1%
2013 478 days -0.4%
2014 478 days +0.0%
2015 478 days +0.0%
2016 478 days +0.0%
2017 478 days +0.0%
2018 478 days +0.0%
2019 478 days +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 478 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 478 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 645 days, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 497 days 428 days 549 days 7
2010s 468.2 days 428 days 480 days 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 137 Cambodia 483 days compare
  2. 137 Sweden 483 days compare
  3. 140 Antigua and Barbuda 476 days compare
  4. 141 Equatorial Guinea 475 days compare
  5. 142 Latvia 469 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Peru?
Enforcing contracts: time in Peru was 478 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 549 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 428 days in 2009.
How does Peru rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Peru ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.