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.
What the numbers show
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 184 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 56.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 117 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kosovo | 81.25 | 2013 | — | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 81.25 | 2013 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 81.25 | 2013 | — | flat |
| 39 | Armenia | 75 | 2013 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 75 | 2013 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 39 | Finland | 75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Croatia | 75 | 2013 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 39 | Japan | 75 | 2013 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 39 | Cambodia | 75 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 39 | South Korea | 75 | 2013 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 75 | 2013 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 75 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 75 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Brunei | 68.75 | 2013 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 49 | Bhutan | 68.75 | 2013 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 49 | Botswana | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Chile | 68.75 | 2013 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 68.75 | 2013 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Fiji | 68.75 | 2013 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 49 | Hungary | 68.75 | 2013 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 49 | Iceland | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Mongolia | 68.75 | 2013 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 49 | Namibia | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Panama | 68.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | El Salvador | 68.75 | 2013 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 49 | Tonga | 68.75 | 2013 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 49 | Vietnam | 68.75 | 2013 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 68.75 | 2013 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 62.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 62.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 62.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Iran | 62.5 | 2013 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 62.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 62.5 | 2013 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 67 | Norway | 62.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Russia | 62.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 62.5 | 2013 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 67 | Eswatini | 62.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 62.5 | 2013 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 62.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Taiwan | 62.5 | 2013 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 56.25 | 2013 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium | 56.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Bahamas | 56.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.25 | 2013 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 80 | China | 56.25 | 2013 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 80 | Colombia | 56.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 56.25 | 2013 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 80 | Dominica | 56.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 56.25 | 2013 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 56.25 | 2013 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 80 | France | 56.25 | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 80 | Micronesia (country) | 56.25 | 2013 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 56.25 | 2013 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 56.25 | 2013 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 56.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 56.25 | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 80 | Oman | 56.25 | 2013 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 56.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 56.25 | 2013 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 80 | Turkey | 56.25 | 2013 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 56.25 | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Brazil | 50 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Congo | 50 | 2013 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Ecuador | 50 | 2013 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 101 | Gabon | 50 | 2013 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 50 | 2013 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 101 | Italy | 50 | 2013 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 101 | Jamaica | 50 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 50 | 2013 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 101 | Lebanon | 50 | 2013 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 101 | Liberia | 50 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 101 | Morocco | 50 | 2013 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 101 | Maldives | 50 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 101 | Netherlands | 50 | 2013 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 101 | Nepal | 50 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Philippines | 50 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 101 | Palau | 50 | 2013 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Portugal | 50 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Tunisia | 50 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 43.75 | 2013 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Bahrain | 43.75 | 2013 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 119 | Belarus | 43.75 | 2013 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Cameroon | 43.75 | 2013 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 43.75 | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 119 | Grenada | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Kuwait | 43.75 | 2013 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Malawi | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Pakistan | 43.75 | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 119 | Qatar | 43.75 | 2013 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 43.75 | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 119 | Slovenia | 43.75 | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 119 | Tanzania | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 43.75 | 2013 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 43.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Venezuela | 43.75 | 2013 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 119 | Samoa | 43.75 | 2013 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 139 | Benin | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 37.5 | 2013 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | Bolivia | 37.5 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Comoros | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Guinea | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Kiribati | 37.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37.5 | 2013 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | Lesotho | 37.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Mali | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Niger | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Palestine | 37.5 | 2013 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Senegal | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.5 | 2013 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 139 | Chad | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Togo | 37.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | Uganda | 37.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Gambia | 31.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 31.25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | East Timor | 31.25 | 2013 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Guyana | 25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Sudan | 25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Suriname | 25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Seychelles | 25 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Syria | 25 | 2013 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 171 | Angola | 18.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Burundi | 18.75 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Algeria | 18.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Haiti | 18.75 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Laos | 18.75 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Mozambique | 18.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Mauritania | 18.75 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Djibouti | 12.5 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 178 | Eritrea | 12.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Iraq | 12.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Jordan | 12.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Madagascar | 12.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Tajikistan | 12.5 | 2013 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 178 | Yemen | 12.5 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
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.