Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in China

China: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 223.5 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
223.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 191 countries
All-time high
223.5 days
in 2013
All-time low
210 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0501001502002011201520192011: 210 days2012: 210 days2013: 223.5 days2014: 223.5 days2015: 223.5 days2016: 223.5 days2017: 223.5 days2018: 223.5 days2019: 223.5 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

China recorded 223.5 days for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in China peaked at 223.5 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 210 days, in 2011.

China ranks 159th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in China, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 210 days
2012 210 days +0.0%
2013 223.5 days +6.4%
2014 223.5 days +0.0%
2015 223.5 days +0.0%
2016 223.5 days +0.0%
2017 223.5 days +0.0%
2018 223.5 days +0.0%
2019 223.5 days +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 223.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 373 days, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • China's 223.5 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255 days, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near China

  1. 157 Nigeria 233.33 days compare
  2. 158 Nicaragua 230 days compare
  3. 160 Peru 223 days compare
  4. 161 Fiji 206 days compare
  5. 162 Marshall Islands 200 days compare
  6. 162 Niger 200 days compare
  7. 162 Vanuatu 200 days compare
  8. 162 Vietnam 200 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in China?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in China was 223.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 223.5 days in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 210 days in 2011.
How does China rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
China ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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.