Getting credit, legal rights index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Getting credit, legal rights index was 3 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in Cape Verde, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit, legal rights index in Cape Verde is 3, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 38th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 50% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 328.28 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 916.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Cape Verde?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Cape Verde was 3 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Cape Verde ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Getting credit, legal rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.