Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score was 95 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score in Zambia is 95, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% over ten years.
That places Zambia 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting credit (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65 | — |
| 2014 | 70 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Azerbaijan 100 compare
- 1 Brunei 100 compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 compare
- 4 United States 95 compare
- 4 Australia 95 compare
- 4 Jordan 95 compare
- 4 Kenya 95 compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 95 compare
- 4 Rwanda 95 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 (db15-20 methodology) - score in Zambia?
- Getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score in Zambia was 95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit (db15-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 (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.