Enforcing contracts: Time in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Enforcing contracts: Time was 445 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
445 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 188 countries
All-time high
537 days
in 2003
All-time low
445 days
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2019

02004006002003201120192003: 537 days2004: 537 days2005: 537 days2006: 537 days2007: 537 days2008: 537 days2009: 537 days2010: 537 days2011: 537 days2012: 524 days2013: 524 days2014: 524 days2015: 495 days2016: 445 days2017: 445 days2018: 445 days2019: 445 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time in United Arab Emirates is 445 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in United Arab Emirates peaked at 537 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 445 days, in 2016.

That places United Arab Emirates 148th 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 537 days 537 days 537 days 7
2010s 492.1 days 445 days 537 days 10

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 146 France 447 days compare
  2. 147 Burkina Faso 446 days compare
  3. 149 United States 444 days compare
  4. 150 United Kingdom 437 days compare
  5. 151 Tajikistan 430 days compare
  6. 151 Vanuatu 430 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in United Arab Emirates?
Enforcing contracts: time in United Arab Emirates was 445 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 537 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 445 days in 2016.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for enforcing contracts: time?
United Arab Emirates ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.