Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) was 547 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
547 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 191 countries
All-time high
547 days
in 2011
All-time low
547 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Costa Rica, 2011–2019

02004006002011201520192011: 547 days2012: 547 days2013: 547 days2014: 547 days2015: 547 days2016: 547 days2017: 547 days2018: 547 days2019: 547 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Costa Rica stood at 547 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Costa Rica peaked at 547 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 547 days, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 36th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 547 days —
2012 547 days +0.0%
2013 547 days +0.0%
2014 547 days +0.0%
2015 547 days +0.0%
2016 547 days +0.0%
2017 547 days +0.0%
2018 547 days +0.0%
2019 547 days +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 547 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 547 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 445 days, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 33 Lebanon 556 days compare
  2. 34 Brazil 550.2 days compare
  3. 35 Botswana 550 days compare
  4. 37 Bahrain 545 days compare
  5. 37 Portugal 545 days compare
  6. 39 Argentina 540 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Costa Rica?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Costa Rica was 547 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 547 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 547 days in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.