Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the depth of credit information benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. 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...
What the numbers show
Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 100 in Argentina; the lowest is 16.67 in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.33, and the mean is 79.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 20.0%).
Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Honduras | 100 | 2013 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2013 | — | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2013 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2013 | — | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 31 | Albania | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Austria | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Belarus | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Bhutan | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | China | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 83.33 | 2013 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 83.33 | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Ghana | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Greece | 83.33 | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 31 | Hong Kong | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Indonesia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | India | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Iran | 83.33 | 2013 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Israel | 83.33 | 2013 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 83.33 | 2013 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 83.33 | 2013 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Kuwait | 83.33 | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lebanon | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Latvia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Mongolia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | New Zealand | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Oman | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Palestine | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Russia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Singapore | 83.33 | 2013 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 83.33 | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 31 | Turkey | 83.33 | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 83.33 | 2013 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela | 83.33 | 2013 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Kosovo | 83.33 | 2013 | — | flat |
| 31 | Zambia | 83.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Taiwan | 83.33 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 83.33 | 2013 | — | flat |
| 85 | Belgium | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 66.67 | 2013 | — | rising |
| 85 | Bahrain | 66.67 | 2013 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.67 | 2013 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 85 | Brunei | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Finland | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Fiji | 66.67 | 2013 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 85 | France | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Hungary | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Netherlands | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Norway | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Philippines | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Qatar | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 66.67 | 2013 | — | rising |
| 85 | Sweden | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Eswatini | 66.67 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.67 | 2013 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 85 | Tunisia | 66.67 | 2013 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 85 | Vietnam | 66.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 50 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 111 | East Timor | 50 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 50 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Congo | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Pakistan | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Syria | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 33.33 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 16.67 | 2013 | — | volatile |
About this data
The score for the depth of credit information benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. 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.