Getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya
Kenya: Getting credit, legal rights index was 10 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya peaked at 10 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2004.
That places Kenya 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | — |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 10 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 10 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Kenya was 10 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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/.