Enforcing contracts: Time in Seychelles

Seychelles: Enforcing contracts: Time was 915 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
915 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 191 countries
All-time high
915 days
in 2011
All-time low
720 days
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Seychelles, 2005–2019

02004006008001.0k2005201220192005: 720 days2006: 720 days2007: 720 days2008: 720 days2009: 720 days2010: 720 days2011: 915 days2012: 915 days2013: 915 days2014: 915 days2015: 915 days2016: 915 days2017: 915 days2018: 915 days2019: 915 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 915 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Seychelles peaked at 915 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 720 days, in 2005.

Seychelles ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Seychelles, 2005 to 2019.
Year days Change
2005 720 days —
2006 720 days +0.0%
2007 720 days +0.0%
2008 720 days +0.0%
2009 720 days +0.0%
2010 720 days +0.0%
2011 915 days +27.1%
2012 915 days +0.0%
2013 915 days +0.0%
2014 915 days +0.0%
2015 915 days +0.0%
2016 915 days +0.0%
2017 915 days +0.0%
2018 915 days +0.0%
2019 915 days +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 915 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 915 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 720 days 720 days 720 days 5
2010s 895.5 days 720 days 915 days 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 26 Eswatini 956 days compare
  2. 27 Mozambique 950 days compare
  3. 28 Honduras 920 days compare
  4. 30 Canada 910 days compare
  5. 30 Nepal 910 days compare
  6. 32 Belize 892 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Seychelles?
Enforcing contracts: time in Seychelles was 915 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 915 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 720 days in 2005.
How does Seychelles rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Seychelles ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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.