Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 167 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
167 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
167 days
in 2011
All-time low
167 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in New Zealand, 2011–2019

0501001502011201520192011: 167 days2012: 167 days2013: 167 days2014: 167 days2015: 167 days2016: 167 days2017: 167 days2018: 167 days2019: 167 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in New Zealand is 167 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in New Zealand peaked at 167 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 167 days, in 2011.

New Zealand ranks 173rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in New Zealand, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 167 days —
2012 167 days +0.0%
2013 167 days +0.0%
2014 167 days +0.0%
2015 167 days +0.0%
2016 167 days +0.0%
2017 167 days +0.0%
2018 167 days +0.0%
2019 167 days +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 167 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 46% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 167 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255 days, 65% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 174 Azerbaijan 160 days compare
  2. 175 Russia 157 days compare
  3. 176 South Sudan 155 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in New Zealand?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in New Zealand was 167 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 167 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 167 days in 2011.
How does New Zealand rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
New Zealand ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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.