Enforcing contracts: Time in Tonga

Tonga: Enforcing contracts: Time was 350 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
350 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 191 countries
All-time high
510 days
in 2003
All-time low
350 days
in 2007
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Tonga, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 510 days2004: 510 days2005: 510 days2006: 510 days2007: 350 days2008: 350 days2009: 350 days2010: 350 days2011: 350 days2012: 350 days2013: 350 days2014: 350 days2015: 350 days2016: 350 days2017: 350 days2018: 350 days2019: 350 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in Tonga is 350 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Tonga peaked at 510 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 350 days, in 2007.

Tonga ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enforcing contracts: Time in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Tonga, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 510 days —
2004 510 days +0.0%
2005 510 days +0.0%
2006 510 days +0.0%
2007 350 days -31.4%
2008 350 days +0.0%
2009 350 days +0.0%
2010 350 days +0.0%
2011 350 days +0.0%
2012 350 days +0.0%
2013 350 days +0.0%
2014 350 days +0.0%
2015 350 days +0.0%
2016 350 days +0.0%
2017 350 days +0.0%
2018 350 days +0.0%
2019 350 days +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 350 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 350 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 442.5 days, 79% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 441.43 days 350 days 510 days 7
2010s 350 days 350 days 350 days 10

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 174 Japan 360 days compare
  2. 176 Mexico 340.65 days compare
  3. 177 Russia 337 days compare
  4. 178 Kosovo 330 days compare
  5. 178 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 330 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Tonga?
Enforcing contracts: time in Tonga was 350 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 510 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 350 days in 2007.
How does Tonga rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Tonga ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga 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.