Enforcing Contracts in El Salvador

This topic looks at the efficiency of contract enforcement in El Salvador.

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 Nature of ProcedureIndicator
Procedures (number)30
Time (days)786
Filing and service40
Trial and judgment381
Enforcement of judgment365
Cost (% of claim)*19.2
Attorney cost (% of claim)15
Court cost (% of claim)3
Enforcement Cost (% of claim)1.2

San Salvador Commercial Court ("Juzgado de la Mercantil")
http://www.csj.gob.sv/TRIBUNALES/tribunal_01.html www.asamblea.gob.sv

* Claim assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita.