Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes

scale 1-7, 2009–2016

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    2009 Ranking
    1. Singapore 6.26
    2. Hong Kong 6.23
    3. Sweden 6.16
    4. New Zealand 5.93
    5. Qatar 5.82
    6. Denmark 5.73
    7. Norway 5.69
    8. Luxembourg 5.67
    9. United Arab Emirates 5.51
    10. United Kingdom 5.49
    11. Netherlands 5.43
    12. Australia 5.37
    13. Switzerland 5.28
    14. Austria 5.27
    15. Finland 5.20
    16. Canada 5.19
    17. Germany 5.13
    18. South Africa 5.07
    19. Oman 5.04
    20. Gambia 4.99
    21. Iceland 4.96
    22. Barbados 4.96
    23. Tunisia 4.93
    24. Puerto Rico 4.87
    25. Cyprus 4.84
    26. Chile 4.82
    27. France 4.78
    28. Jordan 4.70
    29. Namibia 4.70
    30. Ireland 4.66
    31. Japan 4.64
    32. Brunei 4.64
    33. United States 4.60
    34. Botswana 4.52
    35. Mauritius 4.48
    36. Malaysia 4.40
    37. India 4.39
    38. Kuwait 4.35
    39. Egypt 4.34
    40. Estonia 4.22
    41. Malta 4.16
    42. Thailand 4.13
    43. China 4.11
    44. Israel 4.07
    45. Benin 4.07
    46. Nigeria 3.99
    47. Belgium 3.99
    48. Vietnam 3.96
    49. Slovenia 3.96
    50. Sri Lanka 3.95
    51. Libya 3.94
    52. Montenegro 3.92
    53. Burkina Faso 3.92
    54. Costa Rica 3.92
    55. Trinidad and Tobago 3.91
    56. Morocco 3.90
    57. Saudi Arabia 3.84
    58. Indonesia 3.82
    59. Tanzania 3.80
    60. Azerbaijan 3.80
    61. South Korea 3.75
    62. Malawi 3.73
    63. Mali 3.71
    64. Zambia 3.70
    65. Ghana 3.69
    66. Uruguay 3.65
    67. Spain 3.64
    68. Uganda 3.61
    69. Albania 3.59
    70. Dominican Republic 3.50
    71. Cambodia 3.49
    72. Jamaica 3.48
    73. Senegal 3.46
    74. Mozambique 3.45
    75. Lithuania 3.45
    76. Tajikistan 3.45
    77. Ethiopia 3.43
    78. Bahrain 3.39
    79. Czech Republic 3.39
    80. El Salvador 3.39
    81. Kazakhstan 3.36
    82. Turkey 3.34
    83. Timor Leste 3.34
    84. Colombia 3.31
    85. Algeria 3.31
    86. Panama 3.30
    87. Cameroon 3.28
    88. Mauritania 3.26
    89. Greece 3.24
    90. Georgia 3.24
    91. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 3.20
    92. Zimbabwe 3.19
    93. Mexico 3.16
    94. Brazil 3.14
    95. Guatemala 3.13
    96. Latvia 3.10
    97. Honduras 3.09
    98. Hungary 3.05
    99. Peru 3.02
    100. Burundi 3.00
    101. Slovakia 2.99
    102. Pakistan 2.99
    103. Bangladesh 2.96
    104. Romania 2.94
    105. Kenya 2.92
    106. Portugal 2.91
    107. Madagascar 2.86
    108. Russia 2.86
    109. Syria 2.82
    110. Armenia 2.82
    111. Chad 2.80
    112. Poland 2.79
    113. Ivory Coast 2.79
    114. Bulgaria 2.78
    115. Lesotho 2.75
    116. Nicaragua 2.75
    117. Ecuador 2.73
    118. Nepal 2.72
    119. Mongolia 2.71
    120. Guyana 2.68
    121. Philippines 2.65
    122. Serbia 2.63
    123. Kyrgyzstan 2.61
    124. Croatia 2.61
    125. Argentina 2.56
    126. Italy 2.50
    127. Paraguay 2.42
    128. Ukraine 2.26
    129. Bolivia 2.20
    130. Venezuela 1.95
    131. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77
    2016 Ranking
    1. Singapore 6.23
    2. Hong Kong 6.00
    3. Switzerland 5.76
    4. Sweden 5.74
    5. Finland 5.74
    6. United Kingdom 5.69
    7. Norway 5.62
    8. New Zealand 5.60
    9. South Africa 5.60
    10. United Arab Emirates 5.52
    11. Rwanda 5.51
    12. Netherlands 5.50
    13. Qatar 5.47
    14. Luxembourg 5.45
    15. Japan 5.26
    16. Iceland 5.17
    17. Germany 5.13
    18. Denmark 5.11
    19. Malaysia 5.10
    20. Canada 5.00
    21. United States 4.97
    22. France 4.86
    23. Austria 4.83
    24. Saudi Arabia 4.81
    25. Bahrain 4.78
    26. Bhutan 4.77
    27. Australia 4.69
    28. Mauritius 4.68
    29. Botswana 4.67
    30. Ireland 4.66
    31. Oman 4.62
    32. India 4.59
    33. Namibia 4.58
    34. Jordan 4.53
    35. Senegal 4.50
    36. Tajikistan 4.50
    37. Israel 4.49
    38. Belgium 4.47
    39. Kuwait 4.42
    40. Estonia 4.33
    41. Ivory Coast 4.25
    42. Sri Lanka 4.23
    43. Azerbaijan 4.22
    44. Ghana 4.20
    45. Gambia 4.19
    46. China 4.14
    47. Kazakhstan 4.13
    48. Laos 4.13
    49. Zambia 4.10
    50. South Korea 4.01
    51. Tanzania 4.01
    52. Indonesia 3.99
    53. Georgia 3.99
    54. Thailand 3.98
    55. Ethiopia 3.97
    56. Kenya 3.95
    57. Chile 3.92
    58. Brunei 3.84
    59. Liberia 3.84
    60. Uganda 3.79
    61. Lithuania 3.77
    62. Uruguay 3.74
    63. Mali 3.69
    64. Tunisia 3.67
    65. Cameroon 3.63
    66. Algeria 3.62
    67. Armenia 3.62
    68. Barbados 3.61
    69. Lesotho 3.60
    70. Morocco 3.58
    71. Vietnam 3.52
    72. Poland 3.51
    73. Malta 3.50
    74. Montenegro 3.48
    75. Iran 3.48
    76. Benin 3.47
    77. Spain 3.46
    78. Jamaica 3.43
    79. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 3.43
    80. Egypt 3.42
    81. Russia 3.39
    82. Zimbabwe 3.37
    83. Gabon 3.36
    84. Congo (Kinshasa) 3.30
    85. Nigeria 3.29
    86. Costa Rica 3.28
    87. Sierra Leone 3.28
    88. Cape Verde 3.27
    89. Mongolia 3.25
    90. Slovenia 3.18
    91. Honduras 3.18
    92. Lebanon 3.18
    93. Romania 3.17
    94. Bulgaria 3.14
    95. Turkey 3.14
    96. Nepal 3.13
    97. Cyprus 3.12
    98. Czech Republic 3.10
    99. Malawi 3.07
    100. Panama 3.04
    101. Mozambique 3.02
    102. Kyrgyzstan 3.02
    103. Burundi 3.00
    104. Chad 2.99
    105. Trinidad and Tobago 2.99
    106. Ecuador 2.98
    107. Guatemala 2.97
    108. Pakistan 2.97
    109. Philippines 2.97
    110. Colombia 2.92
    111. Dominican Republic 2.91
    112. Mexico 2.89
    113. Hungary 2.88
    114. Cambodia 2.88
    115. Latvia 2.86
    116. Nicaragua 2.85
    117. Bangladesh 2.80
    118. Argentina 2.80
    119. Albania 2.79
    120. Ukraine 2.77
    121. Madagascar 2.74
    122. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.73
    123. Serbia 2.70
    124. Brazil 2.69
    125. Portugal 2.68
    126. El Salvador 2.59
    127. Yemen 2.57
    128. Peru 2.45
    129. Greece 2.39
    130. Mauritania 2.38
    131. Bolivia 2.34
    132. Paraguay 2.26
    133. Croatia 2.19
    134. Moldova 2.18
    135. Italy 2.18
    136. Slovakia 2.13
    137. Venezuela 1.65

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    This index represents the average score from 1-7 given by a large sample group in a particular country in response to the following question: “How efficient is the legal framework for private businesses in settling disputes?” (1 = extremely inefficient, 7 = extremely efficient).

    Source: World Economic Forum