Enforcing contracts: Time in Samoa

Samoa: Enforcing contracts: Time was 455 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
455 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 191 countries
All-time high
455 days
in 2003
All-time low
455 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Samoa, 2003–2019

01002003004005002003201120192003: 455 days2004: 455 days2005: 455 days2006: 455 days2007: 455 days2008: 455 days2009: 455 days2010: 455 days2011: 455 days2012: 455 days2013: 455 days2014: 455 days2015: 455 days2016: 455 days2017: 455 days2018: 455 days2019: 455 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Samoa is 455 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Samoa peaked at 455 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 455 days, in 2003.

That places Samoa 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Samoa, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 455 days —
2004 455 days +0.0%
2005 455 days +0.0%
2006 455 days +0.0%
2007 455 days +0.0%
2008 455 days +0.0%
2009 455 days +0.0%
2010 455 days +0.0%
2011 455 days +0.0%
2012 455 days +0.0%
2013 455 days +0.0%
2014 455 days +0.0%
2015 455 days +0.0%
2016 455 days +0.0%
2017 455 days +0.0%
2018 455 days +0.0%
2019 455 days +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 455 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 455 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 442.5 days, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 455 days 455 days 455 days 7
2010s 455 days 455 days 455 days 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 142 Latvia 469 days compare
  2. 143 Kenya 465 days compare
  3. 144 Namibia 460 days compare
  4. 145 Estonia 455 days compare
  5. 147 France 447 days compare
  6. 148 Burkina Faso 446 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Samoa?
Enforcing contracts: time in Samoa was 455 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 455 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 455 days in 2003.
How does Samoa rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Samoa ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa 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.