Enforcing contracts: Time in Portugal

Portugal: Enforcing contracts: Time was 755 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
755 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 188 countries
All-time high
900 days
in 2003
All-time low
755 days
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Portugal, 2003–2019

02004006008001.0k2003201120192003: 900 days2004: 900 days2005: 900 days2006: 900 days2007: 900 days2008: 900 days2009: 870 days2010: 870 days2011: 870 days2012: 870 days2013: 870 days2014: 870 days2015: 755 days2016: 755 days2017: 755 days2018: 755 days2019: 755 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 755 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Portugal peaked at 900 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 755 days, in 2015.

Portugal ranks 48th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 895.71 days 870 days 900 days 7
2010s 812.5 days 755 days 870 days 10

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  4. 49 Chad 743 days compare
  5. 50 Dominica 741 days compare
  6. 51 Uruguay 725 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Portugal?
Enforcing contracts: time in Portugal was 755 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 900 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 755 days in 2015.
How does Portugal rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Portugal ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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
190 places, 3,083 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.