Enforcing contracts: Time in Uganda
Uganda: Enforcing contracts: Time was 490 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enforcing contracts: Time in Uganda, 2003–2019
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 130th of 191 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.
Enforcing contracts: Time in Uganda, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 535 days | — |
| 2004 | 535 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 535 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 535 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 535 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 535 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 510 days | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 490 days | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 490 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 490 days | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 490 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 632.5 days, 77% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 490 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 585 days, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 531.43 days | 510 days | 535 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 490 days | 490 days | 490 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
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 130th out of 191 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
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.