Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment in Spain

Spain: Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment was 280 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
280 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 191 countries
All-time high
285 days
in 2011
All-time low
280 days
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

01002003002011201520192011: 285 days2012: 280 days2013: 280 days2014: 280 days2015: 280 days2016: 280 days2017: 280 days2018: 280 days2019: 280 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Spain is 280 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Spain peaked at 285 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 280 days, in 2012.

That places Spain 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment (days) in Spain, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 285 days
2012 280 days -1.8%
2013 280 days +0.0%
2014 280 days +0.0%
2015 280 days +0.0%
2016 280 days +0.0%
2017 280 days +0.0%
2018 280 days +0.0%
2019 280 days +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 280 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 365 days, 77% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 280 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 365 days, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 133 Iceland 292 days compare
  2. 134 Ethiopia 290 days compare
  3. 135 Togo 285 days compare
  4. 136 Japan 280 days compare
  5. 136 Central African Republic 280 days compare
  6. 136 United Arab Emirates 280 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Spain?
Enforcing contracts: trial and judgment in Spain was 280 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 285 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: trial and judgment recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 280 days in 2012.
How does Spain rank for enforcing contracts: trial and judgment?
Spain ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: trial and judgment rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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.