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How long does it take to enforce a contract in court?

Days from filing a commercial lawsuit to payment, for each country (World Bank Doing Business).

It typically takes 1,642 days, and anywhere from 1,642 days to 1,642 days (Afghanistan, 2019).

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Time to enforce a contract by country: low, typical and high (days)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 1,642s 1,642s 1,642s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 525s 525s 525s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 630s 630s 630s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 1,296s 1,296s 1,296s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 476s 476s 476s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 995s 995s 995s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 570s 570s 570s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 402s 402s 402s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 397s 397s 397s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 277s 277s 277s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 545s 545s 545s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 635s 635s 635s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 1,442s 1,442s 1,442s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 1,340s 1,340s 1,340s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 275s 275s 275s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 505s 505s 505s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 892s 892s 892s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 595s 595s 595s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 225s 225s 225s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 591s 591s 591s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 595s 595s 595s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 660s 660s 660s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 801.2s 801.2s 801.2s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 540s 540s 540s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 564s 564s 564s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 446s 446s 446s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 832s 832s 832s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 425s 425s 425s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 483s 483s 483s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 800s 800s 800s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 910s 910s 910s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 660s 660s 660s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 743s 743s 743s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 519s 519s 519s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 496.25s 496.25s 496.25s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 1,288s 1,288s 1,288s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 506s 506s 506s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 610s 610s 610s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 560s 560s 560s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 852s 852s 852s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 650s 650s 650s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 1,100s 1,100s 1,100s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 485s 485s 485s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 695s 695s 695s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 741s 741s 741s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 590s 590s 590s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 523s 523s 523s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 1,010s 1,010s 1,010s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 816s 816s 816s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 475s 475s 475s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eritrea 490s 490s 490s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 455s 455s 455s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 956s 956s 956s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 530s 530s 530s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 397s 397s 397s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 485s 485s 485s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 447s 447s 447s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 1,160s 1,160s 1,160s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 758s 758s 758s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 285s 285s 285s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 499s 499s 499s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 710s 710s 710s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 1,711s 1,711s 1,711s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 688s 688s 688s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 1,402s 1,402s 1,402s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 311s 311s 311s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 1,785s 1,785s 1,785s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 581s 581s 581s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 530s 530s 530s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 920s 920s 920s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 605s 605s 605s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 417s 417s 417s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 1,445s 1,445s 1,445s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 403.2s 403.2s 403.2s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 505s 505s 505s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 520s 520s 520s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 650s 650s 650s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 975s 975s 975s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 1,120s 1,120s 1,120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 550s 550s 550s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 360s 360s 360s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 642s 642s 642s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 370s 370s 370s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 465s 465s 465s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 660s 660s 660s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 290s 290s 290s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 330s 330s 330s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 566s 566s 566s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 410s 410s 410s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 828s 828s 828s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 469s 469s 469s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 721s 721s 721s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 615s 615s 615s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 1,300s 1,300s 1,300s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Libya 690s 690s 690s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liechtenstein 640s 640s 640s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 370s 370s 370s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 321s 321s 321s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 811s 811s 811s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 522s 522s 522s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 425s 425s 425s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 760s 760s 760s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 620s 620s 620s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 505s 505s 505s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 616s 616s 616s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 370s 370s 370s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 490s 490s 490s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 340.65s 340.65s 340.65s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 885s 885s 885s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 585s 585s 585s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 374s 374s 374s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 545s 545s 545s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 510s 510s 510s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 950s 950s 950s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 1,160s 1,160s 1,160s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 460s 460s 460s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 910s 910s 910s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 514s 514s 514s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 216s 216s 216s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 490s 490s 490s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 380s 380s 380s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 399s 399s 399s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 634s 634s 634s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 400s 400s 400s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 598s 598s 598s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 1,071.15s 1,071.15s 1,071.15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 810s 810s 810s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 790s 790s 790s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 591s 591s 591s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 606s 606s 606s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 478s 478s 478s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 962s 962s 962s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 685s 685s 685s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 755s 755s 755s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 570s 570s 570s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 512s 512s 512s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 337s 337s 337s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 230s 230s 230s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 455s 455s 455s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 575s 575s 575s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 575s 575s 575s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 650s 650s 650s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 622s 622s 622s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 915s 915s 915s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 515s 515s 515s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 164s 164s 164s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 775s 775s 775s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 1,160s 1,160s 1,160s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 497s 497s 497s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 600s 600s 600s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 228s 228s 228s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 510s 510s 510s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 1,318s 1,318s 1,318s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 578s 578s 578s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 645s 645s 645s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 595s 595s 595s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 810s 810s 810s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 1,715s 1,715s 1,715s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 483s 483s 483s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 598s 598s 598s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 872s 872s 872s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 430s 430s 430s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 515s 515s 515s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 420s 420s 420s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 1,285s 1,285s 1,285s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 488s 488s 488s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 350s 350s 350s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 1,340s 1,340s 1,340s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 565s 565s 565s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 490s 490s 490s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 378s 378s 378s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 445s 445s 445s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 437s 437s 437s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 444s 444s 444s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 725s 725s 725s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 225s 225s 225s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 430s 430s 430s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 720s 720s 720s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 540s 540s 540s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 645s 645s 645s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 611s 611s 611s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 410s 410s 410s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Days from the moment a plaintiff files a standard commercial sale dispute to the moment of payment, including filing, trial and enforcement. The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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