Contract enforcement scores measure the efficiency of local court systems in resolving commercial disputes. Each country's score is an average of component indicators for time, cost, and quality of judicial processes. The data is produced by the World Bank's Doing Business project using the DB17-20 methodology.
Use Cases
- Compare the 'time' and 'cost' component scores across countries to rank judicial system efficiency.
- Analyze the correlation between the overall 'score' and foreign direct investment metrics.
- Model the relationship between the 'quality of judicial processes' indicator and business growth rates.
- Cluster countries based on their component indicator profiles to identify regional legal system patterns.
Strengths
- Scores are derived from a standardized methodology (DB17-20) ensuring cross-country comparability.
- Data integrates three distinct component indicators: time, cost, and quality of judicial processes.
Limitations
- The underlying raw data for component indicators (time, cost, quality) is not provided, limiting granular analysis.
- Methodology changes between Doing Business reports can affect time-series consistency.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Doing Business project.
- Collection Method
- Scores computed as a simple average of component indicators based on the DB17-20 study methodology.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global coverage of countries assessed by the Doing Business project.