Enforcing contracts: Time in Singapore

Singapore: Enforcing contracts: Time was 164 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Singapore, 2003–2019

0501001502003201120192003: 120 days2004: 120 days2005: 120 days2006: 120 days2007: 120 days2008: 150 days2009: 150 days2010: 150 days2011: 150 days2012: 164 days2013: 164 days2014: 164 days2015: 164 days2016: 164 days2017: 164 days2018: 164 days2019: 164 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 164 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Singapore peaked at 164 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 120 days, in 2003.

Singapore ranks 191st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Singapore, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 120 days —
2004 120 days +0.0%
2005 120 days +0.0%
2006 120 days +0.0%
2007 120 days +0.0%
2008 150 days +25.0%
2009 150 days +0.0%
2010 150 days +0.0%
2011 150 days +0.0%
2012 164 days +9.3%
2013 164 days +0.0%
2014 164 days +0.0%
2015 164 days +0.0%
2016 164 days +0.0%
2017 164 days +0.0%
2018 164 days +0.0%
2019 164 days +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 164 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 554.5 days, 30% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 164 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 442.5 days, 37% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 128.57 days 120 days 150 days 7
2010s 161.2 days 150 days 164 days 10

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 188 Bhutan 225 days compare
  2. 188 Uzbekistan 225 days compare
  3. 190 New Zealand 216 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Singapore?
Enforcing contracts: time in Singapore was 164 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 164 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 120 days in 2003.
How does Singapore rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Singapore ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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.