Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Botswana

Botswana: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 550 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
550 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 191 countries
All-time high
550 days
in 2011
All-time low
550 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02004006002011201520192011: 550 days2012: 550 days2013: 550 days2014: 550 days2015: 550 days2016: 550 days2017: 550 days2018: 550 days2019: 550 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Botswana stood at 550 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Botswana peaked at 550 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 550 days, in 2011.

That places Botswana 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Botswana, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 550 days —
2012 550 days +0.0%
2013 550 days +0.0%
2014 550 days +0.0%
2015 550 days +0.0%
2016 550 days +0.0%
2017 550 days +0.0%
2018 550 days +0.0%
2019 550 days +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 550 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 373 days, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 550 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 362.5 days, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 32 Belize 562 days compare
  2. 33 Lebanon 556 days compare
  3. 34 Brazil 550.2 days compare
  4. 36 Costa Rica 547 days compare
  5. 37 Bahrain 545 days compare
  6. 37 Portugal 545 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Botswana?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Botswana was 550 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 550 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 550 days in 2011.
How does Botswana rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Botswana ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana 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.