Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 500 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
500 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
500 days
in 2011
All-time low
500 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Puerto Rico, 2011–2019

01002003004005002011201520192011: 500 days2012: 500 days2013: 500 days2014: 500 days2015: 500 days2016: 500 days2017: 500 days2018: 500 days2019: 500 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Puerto Rico stood at 500 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 500 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 500 days, in 2011.

That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 500 days —
2012 500 days +0.0%
2013 500 days +0.0%
2014 500 days +0.0%
2015 500 days +0.0%
2016 500 days +0.0%
2017 500 days +0.0%
2018 500 days +0.0%
2019 500 days +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 500 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 500 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 445 days, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 39 Argentina 540 days compare
  2. 40 Slovakia 525 days compare
  3. 41 Dominica 510 days compare
  4. 42 Ireland 500 days compare
  5. 42 Nepal 500 days compare
  6. 45 Serbia 495 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Puerto Rico?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Puerto Rico was 500 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 500 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 500 days in 2011.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.