Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-8) (DB15-20 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...
Countries reporting
151
Highest
100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0
Fiji
Median
87.5
Years covered
7
2013–2019
Data points
1,335
What the numbers show
Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-8) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 in Fiji.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.5, and the mean is 82.7.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 100.0%).
Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-8) (DB15-20): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Iran | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Niger | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Zambia | 100 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan | 100 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 54 | Austria | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Belarus | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Bhutan | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Botswana | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Switzerland | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Chile | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Colombia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Czechia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Spain | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Estonia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Greece | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Hong Kong | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | India | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Ireland | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Iceland | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Italy | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Morocco | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Mongolia | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Malawi | 87.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Netherlands | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Pakistan | 87.5 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Portugal | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Paraguay | 87.5 | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 54 | Romania | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Russia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Senegal | 87.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Singapore | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | El Salvador | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Serbia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Slovakia | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Eswatini | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 87.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 87.5 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 87.5 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 54 | Uganda | 87.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Venezuela | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | South Africa | 87.5 | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 87.5 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cameroon | 75 | 2019 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Denmark | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Finland | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | France | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Ghana | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Hungary | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 101 | Japan | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Cambodia | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 101 | Laos | 75 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Lesotho | 75 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Moldova | 75 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 75 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 75 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Norway | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Oman | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Slovenia | 75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Kosovo | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Belgium | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Cyprus | 62.5 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 125 | Croatia | 62.5 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 125 | Haiti | 62.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Malta | 62.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Montenegro | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Nepal | 62.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 62.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | San Marino | 62.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Sweden | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Seychelles | 62.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 50 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Mozambique | 50 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 139 | East Timor | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Tonga | 50 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 50 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 144 | Congo | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 144 | Comoros | 25 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Gabon | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 144 | Syria | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Burundi | 12.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 12.5 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Fiji | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | 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 DB15-20 studies.