Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa
South Africa: Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score was 60 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score in South Africa is 60, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
South Africa ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65 | — |
| 2014 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 60 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 60 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 (db15-20 methodology) - score in South Africa?
- Getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score in South Africa was 60 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score?
- South Africa ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit (DB15-20 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 DB15-20 studies.