Enforcing contracts: Time in Turkey

Turkey: Enforcing contracts: Time was 623 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
623 days
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
73rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
623 days
in 2019
All-time low
449 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Turkey, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 449 days2004: 449 days2005: 449 days2006: 449 days2007: 449 days2008: 449 days2009: 449 days2010: 449 days2011: 449 days2012: 449 days2013: 449 days2014: 449 days2015: 609 days2016: 609 days2017: 609 days2018: 609 days2019: 623 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Turkey stood at 623 days. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Turkey peaked at 623 days in 2019 and was at its lowest, 449 days, in 2003.

Turkey ranks 73rd of 191 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.

Enforcing contracts: Time in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) in Turkey, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 449 days —
2004 449 days +0.0%
2005 449 days +0.0%
2006 449 days +0.0%
2007 449 days +0.0%
2008 449 days +0.0%
2009 449 days +0.0%
2010 449 days +0.0%
2011 449 days +0.0%
2012 449 days +0.0%
2013 449 days +0.0%
2014 449 days +0.0%
2015 609 days +35.6%
2016 609 days +0.0%
2017 609 days +0.0%
2018 609 days +0.0%
2019 623 days +2.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 623 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.5 days, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 623 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 510 days, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 449 days 449 days 449 days 7
2010s 530.4 days 449 days 623 days 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 70 North Macedonia 634 days compare
  2. 71 Algeria 630 days compare
  3. 71 Puerto Rico 630 days compare
  4. 74 Serbia 622 days compare
  5. 75 Mali 620 days compare
  6. 76 Marshall Islands 616 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Turkey?
Enforcing contracts: time in Turkey was 623 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 623 days in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 449 days in 2003.
How does Turkey rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Turkey ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.