Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Ghana
Ghana: Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score was 81.25 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Ghana, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2013, getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Ghana stood at 81.25. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Ghana peaked at 81.25 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 37.5 | — |
| 2005 | 37.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.75 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 43.75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.25 | +62.5% |
| 2013 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 81.25 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.75, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 81.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.62 | 37.5 | 43.75 | 6 |
| 2010s | 65.62 | 50 | 81.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 25 India 81.25 compare
- 25 Bulgaria 81.25 compare
- 25 Canada 81.25 compare
- 25 Denmark 81.25 compare
- 25 Germany 81.25 compare
- 25 Kosovo 81.25 compare
- 25 Lithuania 81.25 compare
- 25 Peru 81.25 compare
- 25 Serbia 81.25 compare
- 25 South Africa 81.25 compare
- 25 Sweden 81.25 compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 81.25 compare
- 25 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 81.25 compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Ghana?
- Getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Ghana was 81.25 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.25 in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.