Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score by country

The score for getting credit benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator set. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.

Countries reporting
181
Highest
100
United Kingdom
Lowest
12.5
Yemen
Median
56.25
Years covered
10
2004–2013
Data points
1,785

What the numbers show

Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 12.5 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 56.25, and the mean is 56.42.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Palau (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 33.3%).

Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 100 2013 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 100 2013 up 14.3% rising
3 Australia 93.75 2013 up 7.1% rising
3 Georgia 93.75 2013 up 200.0% rising
3 Hong Kong 93.75 2013 unchanged flat
3 Latvia 93.75 2013 up 50.0% rising
3 New Zealand 93.75 2013 unchanged flat
3 Poland 93.75 2013 up 25.0% rising
3 Puerto Rico 93.75 2013 unchanged flat
3 Singapore 93.75 2013 up 15.4% rising
3 United States 93.75 2013 unchanged flat
12 Albania 87.5 2013 up 55.6% rising
12 Switzerland 87.5 2013 unchanged flat
12 Guatemala 87.5 2013 up 55.6% rising
12 Honduras 87.5 2013 up 55.6% rising
12 Ireland 87.5 2013 unchanged flat
12 Israel 87.5 2013 up 16.7% rising
12 Kyrgyzstan 87.5 2013 up 133.3% rising
12 North Macedonia 87.5 2013 up 133.3% rising
12 Montenegro 87.5 2013 up 40.0% rising
12 Romania 87.5 2013 up 75.0% rising
12 Rwanda 87.5 2013 up 600.0% volatile
12 Ukraine 87.5 2013 up 180.0% rising
12 Zambia 87.5 2013 up 55.6% rising
25 Bulgaria 81.25 2013 up 44.4% rising
25 Canada 81.25 2013 unchanged flat
25 Germany 81.25 2013 unchanged flat
25 Denmark 81.25 2013 up 8.3% rising
25 Ghana 81.25 2013 up 116.7% rising
25 India 81.25 2013 up 116.7% rising
25 Lithuania 81.25 2013 up 160.0% rising
25 Peru 81.25 2013 up 44.4% rising
25 Serbia 81.25 2013 up 116.7% rising
25 Sweden 81.25 2013 up 18.2% rising
25 Trinidad and Tobago 81.25 2013 up 8.3% rising
25 South Africa 81.25 2013 up 8.3% rising
37 Armenia 75 2013 up 140.0% rising
37 Estonia 75 2013 up 9.1% rising
37 Finland 75 2013 unchanged flat
37 Croatia 75 2013 up 200.0% rising
37 Japan 75 2013 up 9.1% flat
37 Cambodia 75 2013 volatile
37 South Korea 75 2013 up 9.1% rising
37 Mexico 75 2013 up 9.1% rising
37 Mauritius 75 2013 up 100.0% rising
37 Slovakia 75 2013 up 50.0% rising
47 Austria 68.75 2013 unchanged flat
47 Brunei 68.75 2013 up 57.1% rising
47 Bhutan 68.75 2013 up 83.3% rising
47 Botswana 68.75 2013 unchanged flat
47 Chile 68.75 2013 up 22.2% rising
47 Cyprus 68.75 2013 up 22.2% rising
47 Czechia 68.75 2013 unchanged falling
47 Spain 68.75 2013 unchanged flat
47 Fiji 68.75 2013 up 10.0% flat
47 Hungary 68.75 2013 up 57.1% rising
47 Iceland 68.75 2013 unchanged flat
47 Mongolia 68.75 2013 up 83.3% rising
47 Namibia 68.75 2013 unchanged flat
47 Panama 68.75 2013 unchanged flat
47 El Salvador 68.75 2013 up 10.0% rising
47 Tonga 68.75 2013 up 57.1% rising
47 Vietnam 68.75 2013 up 120.0% rising
47 Vanuatu 68.75 2013 up 120.0% rising
65 Argentina 62.5 2013 unchanged flat
65 Azerbaijan 62.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
65 Indonesia 62.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
65 Iran 62.5 2013 up 42.9% rising
65 Kenya 62.5 2013 unchanged flat
65 Sri Lanka 62.5 2013 up 233.3% rising
65 Norway 62.5 2013 unchanged flat
65 Russia 62.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
65 Saudi Arabia 62.5 2013 up 233.3% rising
65 Eswatini 62.5 2013 unchanged flat
65 Thailand 62.5 2013 up 11.1% rising
65 Zimbabwe 62.5 2013 unchanged flat
65 Taiwan 62.5 2013 up 11.1% rising
78 United Arab Emirates 56.25 2013 up 125.0% rising
78 Belgium 56.25 2013 unchanged flat
78 Bahamas 56.25 2013 unchanged flat
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.25 2013 up 12.5% flat
78 China 56.25 2013 up 350.0% rising
78 Colombia 56.25 2013 unchanged flat
78 Costa Rica 56.25 2013 up 200.0% rising
78 Dominica 56.25 2013 unchanged flat
78 Dominican Republic 56.25 2013 up 12.5% rising
78 Egypt 56.25 2013 up 200.0% rising
78 France 56.25 2013 up 28.6% rising
78 Micronesia (country) 56.25 2013 up 80.0% rising
78 Moldova 56.25 2013 up 12.5% rising
78 Marshall Islands 56.25 2013 up 80.0% rising
78 Nigeria 56.25 2013 unchanged flat
78 Nicaragua 56.25 2013 up 28.6% rising
78 Oman 56.25 2013 up 125.0% rising
78 Paraguay 56.25 2013 unchanged flat
78 Solomon Islands 56.25 2013 up 125.0% rising
78 Turkey 56.25 2013 up 12.5% rising
78 Uruguay 56.25 2013 up 28.6% rising
99 Brazil 50 2013 unchanged flat
99 Congo 50 2013 up 166.7% volatile
99 Ecuador 50 2013 up 33.3% rising
99 Gabon 50 2013 up 166.7% rising
99 Greece 50 2013 up 14.3% rising
99 Italy 50 2013 down 11.1% falling
99 Jamaica 50 2013 unchanged flat
99 Kazakhstan 50 2013 up 300.0% rising
99 Lebanon 50 2013 up 166.7% rising
99 Liberia 50 2013 up 100.0% rising
99 Morocco 50 2013 up 166.7% rising
99 Maldives 50 2013 up 100.0% rising
99 Netherlands 50 2013 down 11.1% falling
99 Nepal 50 2013 unchanged flat
99 Philippines 50 2013 up 100.0% rising
99 Palau 50 2013 up 700.0% volatile
99 Portugal 50 2013 unchanged flat
99 Tunisia 50 2013 up 100.0% rising
117 Afghanistan 43.75 2013 up 600.0% volatile
117 Antigua and Barbuda 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Bahrain 43.75 2013 up 16.7% rising
117 Belarus 43.75 2013 up 600.0% volatile
117 Belize 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Cameroon 43.75 2013 up 133.3% rising
117 Cape Verde 43.75 2013 up 40.0% rising
117 Grenada 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Kuwait 43.75 2013 up 16.7% rising
117 Saint Lucia 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Malawi 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Pakistan 43.75 2013 up 40.0% rising
117 Qatar 43.75 2013 up 133.3% rising
117 Sierra Leone 43.75 2013 up 40.0% rising
117 Slovenia 43.75 2013 up 40.0% rising
117 Tanzania 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Uzbekistan 43.75 2013 up 250.0% volatile
117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.75 2013 unchanged flat
117 Venezuela 43.75 2013 up 16.7% rising
117 Samoa 43.75 2013 up 16.7% rising
137 Benin 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Burkina Faso 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Bangladesh 37.5 2013 down 14.3% falling
137 Bolivia 37.5 2013 up 20.0% rising
137 Central African Republic 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Cote d'Ivoire 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Comoros 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Guinea 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Guinea-Bissau 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Equatorial Guinea 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Kiribati 37.5 2013 unchanged flat
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.5 2013 down 14.3% falling
137 Lesotho 37.5 2013 unchanged flat
137 Mali 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Niger 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Palestine 37.5 2013 up 500.0% volatile
137 Senegal 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Sao Tome and Principe 37.5 2013 up 200.0% rising
137 Chad 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Togo 37.5 2013 up 100.0% rising
137 Uganda 37.5 2013 unchanged flat
159 Gambia 31.25 2013 unchanged flat
159 Papua New Guinea 31.25 2013 unchanged flat
159 East Timor 31.25 2013 up 150.0% rising
162 Ethiopia 25 2013 unchanged flat
162 Guyana 25 2013 unchanged flat
162 Luxembourg 25 2013 unchanged flat
162 Sudan 25 2013 unchanged flat
162 Suriname 25 2013 unchanged flat
162 Seychelles 25 2013 unchanged flat
162 Syria 25 2013 up 300.0% rising
169 Angola 18.75 2013 unchanged flat
169 Burundi 18.75 2013 up 50.0% rising
169 Algeria 18.75 2013 unchanged flat
169 Haiti 18.75 2013 up 50.0% rising
169 Laos 18.75 2013 up 50.0% rising
169 Mozambique 18.75 2013 unchanged flat
169 Mauritania 18.75 2013 unchanged flat
176 Eritrea 12.5 2013 unchanged flat
176 Iraq 12.5 2013 unchanged flat
176 Jordan 12.5 2013 unchanged flat
176 Madagascar 12.5 2013 unchanged flat
176 Tajikistan 12.5 2013 down 33.3% falling
176 Yemen 12.5 2013 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 1,785 data points, 2004–2013
Last refreshed

The score for getting credit benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator set. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.