Getting credit (DB15-20 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 DB15-20 studies.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
100
Azerbaijan
Lowest
5
Angola
Median
55
Years covered
7
2013–2019
Data points
1,335
What the numbers show
Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 100 in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 5 in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 55, and the mean is 56.26.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 50.0%).
Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2019 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 4 | Australia | 95 | 2019 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 95 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 95 | 2019 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 95 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Rwanda | 95 | 2019 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 95 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 95 | 2019 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 90 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 90 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 90 | 2019 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 90 | 2019 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 85 | 2019 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Guatemala | 85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Jamaica | 85 | 2019 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 85 | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 85 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 15 | Montenegro | 85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Nigeria | 85 | 2019 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo | 85 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 85 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 80 | 2019 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 26 | India | 80 | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 80 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 80 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 80 | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 80 | 2019 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 80 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine | 80 | 2019 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Russia | 80 | 2019 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 80 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 80 | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Hong Kong | 75 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 75 | 2019 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 75 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 75 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Singapore | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Turkey | 75 | 2019 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 75 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 70 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 70 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 49 | Armenia | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Denmark | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Estonia | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Indonesia | 70 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 49 | Ireland | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 70 | 2019 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 49 | Lithuania | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Moldova | 70 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 70 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 70 | 2019 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 70 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | Togo | 70 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 70 | 2019 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 49 | Tonga | 70 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium | 65 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65 | 2019 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 68 | Switzerland | 65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Egypt | 65 | 2019 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 68 | South Korea | 65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Mauritius | 65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Senegal | 65 | 2019 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 68 | Serbia | 65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65 | 2019 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 68 | Tanzania | 65 | 2019 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 65 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 65 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 81 | Botswana | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Cameroon | 60 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 81 | Cyprus | 60 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 81 | Spain | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Finland | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Ghana | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Laos | 60 | 2019 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 81 | Namibia | 60 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Uganda | 60 | 2019 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 81 | Uruguay | 60 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 81 | South Africa | 60 | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 93 | Austria | 55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Bahrain | 55 | 2019 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 93 | Bhutan | 55 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | China | 55 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | 55 | 2019 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Iceland | 55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Japan | 55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Lesotho | 55 | 2019 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 93 | Norway | 55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 55 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 93 | Eswatini | 55 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 50 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 105 | Argentina | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Belarus | 50 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 105 | Brazil | 50 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 105 | France | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Micronesia (country) | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Croatia | 50 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 105 | Iran | 50 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 105 | Liberia | 50 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 50 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 105 | Palau | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Tunisia | 50 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 105 | Taiwan | 50 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 45 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Ecuador | 45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Greece | 45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Italy | 45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Kuwait | 45 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 45 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 120 | Netherlands | 45 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 120 | Pakistan | 45 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 120 | Portugal | 45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Qatar | 45 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 120 | Slovenia | 45 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 120 | Samoa | 45 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 133 | Congo | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Comoros | 40 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 133 | Djibouti | 40 | 2019 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 40 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 133 | Lebanon | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Madagascar | 40 | 2019 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 40 | 2019 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 133 | Philippines | 40 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 133 | Paraguay | 40 | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 133 | Venezuela | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Bolivia | 35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Haiti | 35 | 2019 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Maldives | 35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Malta | 35 | 2019 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 145 | Oman | 35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Seychelles | 35 | 2019 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 153 | Benin | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Bahamas | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Barbados | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Dominica | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Guinea | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Gambia | 30 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Grenada | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Mali | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | San Marino | 30 | 2019 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Fiji | 25 | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Mozambique | 25 | 2019 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Belize | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Kiribati | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | East Timor | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Burundi | 15 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Sudan | 15 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 177 | Syria | 15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Algeria | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Myanmar | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | South Sudan | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Suriname | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Angola | 5 | 2019 | 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 DB15-20 studies.