Enforcing contracts: Time in Senegal

Senegal: Enforcing contracts: Time was 650 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
650 days
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
63rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
965 days
in 2003
All-time low
650 days
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Senegal, 2003–2019

02004006008001.0k2003201120192003: 965 days2004: 965 days2005: 965 days2006: 965 days2007: 965 days2008: 965 days2009: 965 days2010: 965 days2011: 965 days2012: 965 days2013: 955 days2014: 925 days2015: 925 days2016: 925 days2017: 740 days2018: 740 days2019: 650 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 650 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Senegal peaked at 965 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 650 days, in 2019.

That places Senegal 63rd 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 Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Senegal, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 965 days —
2004 965 days +0.0%
2005 965 days +0.0%
2006 965 days +0.0%
2007 965 days +0.0%
2008 965 days +0.0%
2009 965 days +0.0%
2010 965 days +0.0%
2011 965 days +0.0%
2012 965 days +0.0%
2013 955 days -1.0%
2014 925 days -3.1%
2015 925 days +0.0%
2016 925 days +0.0%
2017 740 days -20.0%
2018 740 days +0.0%
2019 650 days -12.2%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 650 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591 days, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 650 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 965 days 965 days 965 days 7
2010s 875.5 days 650 days 965 days 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 60 Botswana 660 days compare
  2. 60 Central African Republic 660 days compare
  3. 60 Kiribati 660 days compare
  4. 63 Croatia 650 days compare
  5. 63 Ireland 650 days compare
  6. 66 Saint Lucia 645 days compare
  7. 66 Yemen 645 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Senegal?
Enforcing contracts: time in Senegal was 650 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 965 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 650 days in 2019.
How does Senegal rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Senegal ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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.