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

**It typically takes 1,642 days, and anywhere from 1,642 days to 1,642 days (Afghanistan, 2019).** (Source: MainMesh, updated 2026-10-15)

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

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

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.

Canonical: https://mainmesh.com/time/enforce-contract-time