Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score was 87.5 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Zambia, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 87.5 for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Zambia peaked at 87.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.25, in 2004.
Zambia ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.25 | — |
| 2005 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.5 | +55.6% |
| 2013 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 87.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.75, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 87.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.25 | 56.25 | 56.25 | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.88 | 56.25 | 87.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 12 Albania 87.5 compare
- 12 Guatemala 87.5 compare
- 12 Honduras 87.5 compare
- 12 Ireland 87.5 compare
- 12 Israel 87.5 compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 87.5 compare
- 12 Montenegro 87.5 compare
- 12 North Macedonia 87.5 compare
- 12 Romania 87.5 compare
- 12 Rwanda 87.5 compare
- 12 Switzerland 87.5 compare
- 12 Ukraine 87.5 compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Zambia?
- Getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Zambia was 87.5 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.25 in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score?
- Zambia ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.