Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Benin

Benin: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 250 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
250 days
Change on year
down 38.3%
World rank
147th
of 191 countries
All-time high
450 days
in 2011
All-time low
250 days
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Benin, 2011–2019

01002003004005002011201520192011: 450 days2012: 450 days2013: 450 days2014: 405 days2015: 405 days2016: 405 days2017: 405 days2018: 405 days2019: 250 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Benin stood at 250 days. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Benin peaked at 450 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 250 days, in 2019.

Benin ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Benin, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 450 days —
2012 450 days +0.0%
2013 450 days +0.0%
2014 405 days -10.0%
2015 405 days +0.0%
2016 405 days +0.0%
2017 405 days +0.0%
2018 405 days +0.0%
2019 250 days -38.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 250 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365 days, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 250 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 362.5 days, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 144 Tonga 263 days compare
  2. 145 Maldives 260 days compare
  3. 145 Thailand 260 days compare
  4. 147 Cambodia 250 days compare
  5. 149 Zimbabwe 247 days compare
  6. 150 Congo 242 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Benin?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Benin was 250 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 450 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 250 days in 2019.
How does Benin rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Benin ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The time for trial and judgment captures the time from the moment defendant is served until the time to appeal has elapsed.