Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in South Africa

South Africa: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 490 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
490 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
490 days
in 2011
All-time low
490 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01002003004005002011201520192011: 490 days2012: 490 days2013: 490 days2014: 490 days2015: 490 days2016: 490 days2017: 490 days2018: 490 days2019: 490 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 490 days for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in South Africa peaked at 490 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 490 days, in 2011.

South Africa ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in South Africa, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 490 days —
2012 490 days +0.0%
2013 490 days +0.0%
2014 490 days +0.0%
2015 490 days +0.0%
2016 490 days +0.0%
2017 490 days +0.0%
2018 490 days +0.0%
2019 490 days +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 490 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 373 days, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 490 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 362.5 days, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 45 Serbia 495 days compare
  2. 46 Gambia 490 days compare
  3. 48 Poland 480 days compare
  4. 49 Zambia 470 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 Africa?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in South Africa was 490 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 490 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 490 days in 2011.
How does South Africa rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
South Africa ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.