Enforcing contracts: Time in Singapore
Singapore: Enforcing contracts: Time was 164 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Time in Singapore, 2003–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.57 days | 120 days | 150 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 161.2 days | 150 days | 164 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 188 Bhutan 225 days compare
- 188 Uzbekistan 225 days compare
- 190 New Zealand 216 days compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
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
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.