Getting credit, legal rights index in Ghana
Ghana: Getting credit, legal rights index was 8 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Getting credit, legal rights index in Ghana, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8 for getting credit, legal rights index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Ghana peaked at 8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2004.
That places Ghana 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Ghana?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Ghana was 8 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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/.