Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in South Korea

South Korea: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 150 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
150 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 191 countries
All-time high
150 days
in 2012
All-time low
90 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in South Korea, 2011–2019

0501001502011201520192011: 90 days2012: 150 days2013: 150 days2014: 150 days2015: 150 days2016: 150 days2017: 150 days2018: 150 days2019: 150 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in South Korea stood at 150 days. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in South Korea peaked at 150 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90 days, in 2011.

That places South Korea 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in South Korea, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 90 days
2012 150 days +66.7%
2013 150 days +0.0%
2014 150 days +0.0%
2015 150 days +0.0%
2016 150 days +0.0%
2017 150 days +0.0%
2018 150 days +0.0%
2019 150 days +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 150 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 41% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 150 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255 days, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 174 Azerbaijan 160 days compare
  2. 175 Russia 157 days compare
  3. 176 South Sudan 155 days compare
  4. 177 Cote d'Ivoire 150 days compare
  5. 177 Ukraine 150 days compare
  6. 180 Indonesia 143.4 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in South Korea?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in South Korea was 150 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 150 days in 2012.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 90 days in 2011.
How does South Korea rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
South Korea ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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.