Enforcing contracts: Time in Thailand

Thailand: Enforcing contracts: Time was 420 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
420 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 188 countries
All-time high
479 days
in 2003
All-time low
420 days
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Thailand, 2003–2019

01002003004005002003201120192003: 479 days2004: 479 days2005: 479 days2006: 479 days2007: 479 days2008: 479 days2009: 479 days2010: 479 days2011: 479 days2012: 440 days2013: 440 days2014: 440 days2015: 440 days2016: 440 days2017: 420 days2018: 420 days2019: 420 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Thailand is 420 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Thailand peaked at 479 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 420 days, in 2017.

That places Thailand 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 479 days 479 days 479 days 7
2010s 441.8 days 420 days 479 days 10

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 153 Cape Verde 425 days compare
  2. 153 Malaysia 425 days compare
  3. 156 Iceland 417 days compare
  4. 157 Kyrgyzstan 410 days compare
  5. 157 Zimbabwe 410 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Thailand?
Enforcing contracts: time in Thailand was 420 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 479 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 420 days in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Thailand ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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.