Resolving insolvency - Score in Portugal

Portugal: Resolving insolvency - Score was 80.17 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80.17
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.66
in 2006
All-time low
65.97
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Portugal, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 662004: 662005: 85.52006: 85.72007: 85.12008: 82.72009: 82.72010: 84.42011: 83.52012: 85.42013: 83.82014: 79.82015: 80.62016: 81.22017: 79.72018: 802019: 80.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, resolving insolvency - score in Portugal stood at 80.17.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Portugal peaked at 85.66 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 65.97, in 2003.

That places Portugal 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency - Score in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Portugal, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 65.97
2004 65.97 +0.0%
2005 85.51 +29.6%
2006 85.66 +0.2%
2007 85.13 -0.6%
2008 82.69 -2.9%
2009 82.69 +0.0%
2010 84.4 +2.1%
2011 83.49 -1.1%
2012 85.44 +2.3%
2013 83.85 -1.9%
2014 79.75 -4.9%
2015 80.57 +1.0%
2016 81.17 +0.7%
2017 79.67 -1.8%
2018 80.01 +0.4%
2019 80.17 +0.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 80.17 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.05, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 80.17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.15, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency - Score in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +29.6% 65.97 85.51

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.09 65.97 85.66 7
2010s 81.85 79.67 85.44 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 12 Iceland 81.98 compare
  2. 13 Canada 81.03 compare
  3. 14 United Kingdom 80.32 compare
  4. 16 Czechia 80.08 compare
  5. 17 Sweden 79.51 compare
  6. 18 Spain 79.22 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Portugal?
Resolving insolvency - score in Portugal was 80.17 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 85.66 in 2006.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 65.97 in 2003.
How does Portugal rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Portugal ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
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The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.