Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Germany

Germany: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 380 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
380 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 191 countries
All-time high
380 days
in 2016
All-time low
310 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01002003004002011201520192011: 310 days2012: 310 days2013: 310 days2014: 340 days2015: 360 days2016: 380 days2017: 380 days2018: 380 days2019: 380 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Germany recorded 380 days for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Germany peaked at 380 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 310 days, in 2011.

Germany ranks 86th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Germany, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 310 days
2012 310 days +0.0%
2013 310 days +0.0%
2014 340 days +9.7%
2015 360 days +5.9%
2016 380 days +5.6%
2017 380 days +0.0%
2018 380 days +0.0%
2019 380 days +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 380 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 380 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 365 days, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 385 days compare
  2. 84 El Salvador 381 days compare
  3. 84 Papua New Guinea 381 days compare
  4. 87 Antigua and Barbuda 365 days compare
  5. 87 Croatia 365 days compare
  6. 87 Denmark 365 days compare
  7. 87 Djibouti 365 days compare
  8. 87 Ecuador 365 days compare
  9. 87 Equatorial Guinea 365 days compare
  10. 87 Finland 365 days compare
  11. 87 Ghana 365 days compare
  12. 87 Hungary 365 days compare
  13. 87 Kenya 365 days compare
  14. 87 Malta 365 days compare
  15. 87 Micronesia (country) 365 days compare
  16. 87 Montenegro 365 days compare
  17. 87 Panama 365 days compare
  18. 87 Romania 365 days compare
  19. 87 Saudi Arabia 365 days compare
  20. 87 Somalia 365 days compare
  21. 87 Sweden 365 days compare
  22. 87 Tanzania 365 days compare
  23. 87 Uganda 365 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Germany?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Germany was 380 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 380 days in 2016.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 310 days in 2011.
How does Germany rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Germany ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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.