Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in South Africa
South Africa: Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score was 81.25 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 81.25 for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in South Africa peaked at 81.25 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2004.
South Africa ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75 | — |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.25 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 81.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.25, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa'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 | 78.12 | 75 | 81.25 | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.25 | 81.25 | 81.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 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 Ghana 81.25 compare
- 25 Kosovo 81.25 compare
- 25 Lithuania 81.25 compare
- 25 Peru 81.25 compare
- 25 Serbia 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 South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in South Africa?
- Getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in South Africa was 81.25 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.25 in 2007.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.