Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Portugal

Portugal: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 545 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
545 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 191 countries
All-time high
660 days
in 2011
All-time low
545 days
in 2015
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

02004006002011201520192011: 660 days2012: 660 days2013: 660 days2014: 660 days2015: 545 days2016: 545 days2017: 545 days2018: 545 days2019: 545 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 545 days for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Portugal peaked at 660 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 545 days, in 2015.

That places Portugal 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Portugal, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 660 days —
2012 660 days +0.0%
2013 660 days +0.0%
2014 660 days +0.0%
2015 545 days -17.4%
2016 545 days +0.0%
2017 545 days +0.0%
2018 545 days +0.0%
2019 545 days +0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 545 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 545 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 365 days, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 34 Brazil 550.2 days compare
  2. 35 Botswana 550 days compare
  3. 36 Costa Rica 547 days compare
  4. 37 Bahrain 545 days compare
  5. 39 Argentina 540 days compare
  6. 40 Slovakia 525 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Portugal?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Portugal was 545 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 660 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 545 days in 2015.
How does Portugal rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Portugal ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.