Time required to enforce a contract rose 0% to 437 days in the United Kingdom in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, time required to enforce a contract in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 437 days in 2018 and an all time low of 399 days in 2009. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, time required to enforce a contract in Belgium amounted to 505 days, 447 days in France, 499 days in Germany and 650 days in Ireland in 2018.
United Kingdom has been ranked 137th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of time required to enforce a contract, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Time Required to Enforce a Contract | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Austria | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | ||||||||||||
Belgium | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | ||||||||||||
Canada | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 570 | 680 | 830 | 910 | 910 | ||||||||||||
France | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 447 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 447 | ||||||||||||
Germany | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 394 | 459 | 479 | 499 | 499 | ||||||||||||
Iceland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | |||||||||||
Ireland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | ||||||||||||
Italy | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,185 | 1,185 | 1,120 | 1,120 | 1,120 | ||||||||||||
Luxembourg | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | |||||||||
Netherlands | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | ||||||||||||
Poland | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | ||||||||||||
Spain | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 510 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 510 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 |