Enforcing contracts: Time in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Time was 630 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
630 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 191 countries
All-time high
630 days
in 2012
All-time low
620 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Puerto Rico, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 620 days2004: 620 days2005: 620 days2006: 620 days2007: 620 days2008: 620 days2009: 620 days2010: 620 days2011: 620 days2012: 630 days2013: 630 days2014: 630 days2015: 630 days2016: 630 days2017: 630 days2018: 630 days2019: 630 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Puerto Rico stood at 630 days. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Puerto Rico peaked at 630 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 620 days, in 2003.

Puerto Rico ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Puerto Rico, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 620 days —
2004 620 days +0.0%
2005 620 days +0.0%
2006 620 days +0.0%
2007 620 days +0.0%
2008 620 days +0.0%
2009 620 days +0.0%
2010 620 days +0.0%
2011 620 days +0.0%
2012 630 days +1.6%
2013 630 days +0.0%
2014 630 days +0.0%
2015 630 days +0.0%
2016 630 days +0.0%
2017 630 days +0.0%
2018 630 days +0.0%
2019 630 days +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 630 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 630 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 645 days, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 620 days 620 days 620 days 7
2010s 628 days 620 days 630 days 10

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 68 Jordan 642 days compare
  2. 69 Bahrain 635 days compare
  3. 70 North Macedonia 634 days compare
  4. 71 Algeria 630 days compare
  5. 73 Turkey 623 days compare
  6. 74 Serbia 622 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: time in Puerto Rico was 630 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 630 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 620 days in 2003.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Puerto Rico ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.