Enforcing contracts: Time in Switzerland

Switzerland: Enforcing contracts: Time was 598 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
598 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
598 days
in 2013
All-time low
508 days
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Switzerland, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 535 days2004: 535 days2005: 535 days2006: 535 days2007: 535 days2008: 535 days2009: 535 days2010: 535 days2011: 508 days2012: 508 days2013: 598 days2014: 598 days2015: 598 days2016: 598 days2017: 598 days2018: 598 days2019: 598 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Switzerland stood at 598 days. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Switzerland peaked at 598 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 508 days, in 2011.

Switzerland ranks 82nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 535 days 535 days 535 days 7
2010s 573.7 days 508 days 598 days 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 79 Paraguay 606 days compare
  2. 80 Hungary 605 days compare
  3. 81 South Africa 600 days compare
  4. 82 Oman 598 days compare
  5. 84 Benin 595 days compare
  6. 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 595 days compare
  7. 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 595 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Switzerland?
Enforcing contracts: time in Switzerland was 598 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 598 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 508 days in 2011.
How does Switzerland rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Switzerland ranks 82nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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
190 places, 3,083 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.