Enforcing contracts: Time in Uganda

Uganda: Enforcing contracts: Time was 490 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
490 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 188 countries
All-time high
535 days
in 2003
All-time low
490 days
in 2010
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Uganda, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 535 days2004: 535 days2005: 535 days2006: 535 days2007: 535 days2008: 535 days2009: 510 days2010: 490 days2011: 490 days2012: 490 days2013: 490 days2014: 490 days2015: 490 days2016: 490 days2017: 490 days2018: 490 days2019: 490 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 490 days for enforcing contracts: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Uganda peaked at 535 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 490 days, in 2010.

Uganda ranks 129th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 531.43 days 510 days 535 days 7
2010s 490 days 490 days 490 days 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 126 Germany 499 days compare
  2. 127 Solomon Islands 497 days compare
  3. 128 China 496.25 days compare
  4. 129 Eritrea 490 days compare
  5. 129 Mauritius 490 days compare
  6. 129 Nicaragua 490 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Uganda?
Enforcing contracts: time in Uganda was 490 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 535 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 490 days in 2010.
How does Uganda rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Uganda ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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.