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Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14 methodology) by country

The depth of credit information index measures the coverage, scope and accessibility of credit information available through credit reporting service providers such as credit bureaus or credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 8 based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.

Countries reporting
121
Highest
6 DB05-14 methodology
Argentina
Lowest
1 DB05-14 methodology
Cameroon
Median
5 DB05-14 methodology
Years covered
10
2004–2013
Data points
1,790

What the numbers show

Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14 methodology) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 6 DB05-14 methodology in Argentina; the lowest is 1 DB05-14 methodology in Cameroon.

The median across all reporting countries is 5 DB05-14 methodology, and the mean is 4.78 DB05-14 methodology.

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): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Argentina 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Armenia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
1 Canada 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Switzerland 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Costa Rica 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 Germany 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
1 Dominican Republic 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
1 Ecuador 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
1 Egypt 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Georgia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 Guatemala 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
1 Honduras 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
1 Republic of Korea 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
1 Lithuania 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — rising
1 Mexico 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 North Macedonia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 Mauritius 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 Malaysia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
1 Nicaragua 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
1 Panama 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Peru 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Poland 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
1 Paraguay 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Rwanda 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
1 Saudi Arabia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — rising
1 El Salvador 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
1 United States of America 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 South Africa 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
31 Albania 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 United Arab Emirates 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Australia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Austria 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Azerbaijan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Belarus 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Brazil 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Bhutan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Botswana 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Chile 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged falling
31 China 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Colombia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Cape Verde 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
31 Czechia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
31 Spain 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Estonia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Ghana 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Greece 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
31 Hong Kong, China 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Croatia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Indonesia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 India 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Ireland 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 150.0% rising
31 Iceland 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Israel 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
31 Italy 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 16.7% falling
31 Japan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 16.7% falling
31 Kazakhstan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Kuwait 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
31 Lebanon 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Sri Lanka 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Latvia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Morocco 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Mongolia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 New Zealand 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Oman 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Puerto Rico 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Portugal 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Palestine, State of 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Romania 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Russian Federation 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Singapore 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
31 Serbia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Thailand 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
31 Türkiye 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
31 Ukraine 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Uruguay 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
31 Uzbekistan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% volatile
31 Kosovo 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — flat
31 Zambia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
31 Taiwan, China 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
31 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — flat
85 Belgium 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Bulgaria 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — rising
85 Bahrain 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 20.0% falling
85 Brunei Darussalam 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Denmark 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Finland 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Fiji 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
85 France 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Hungary 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Kyrgyzstan 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Cambodia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Maldives 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Montenegro 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Namibia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Netherlands 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Norway 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Philippines 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Qatar 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Sao Tome and Principe 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
85 Slovakia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — rising
85 Sweden 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Eswatini 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
85 Trinidad and Tobago 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
85 Tunisia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 300.0% rising
85 Viet Nam 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
111 Slovenia 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
111 Timor-Leste 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
111 Zimbabwe 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
114 Congo 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
114 Cyprus 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
114 Gabon 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
114 Pakistan 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
114 Syrian Arab Republic 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
114 Tonga 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
114 Vanuatu 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
121 Cameroon 1 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile

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Indicator
Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14 methodology)
Unit
DB05-14 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,790 data points, 2004–2013
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The depth of credit information index measures the coverage, scope and accessibility of credit information available through credit reporting service providers such as credit bureaus or credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 8 based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.