Getting credit, legal rights index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Getting credit, legal rights index was 6 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in Lesotho, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, getting credit, legal rights index in Lesotho stood at 6. 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 Lesotho peaked at 6 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 15 Benin 6 compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 6 compare
- 15 Cameroon 6 compare
- 15 Central African Republic 6 compare
- 15 Chad 6 compare
- 15 Comoros 6 compare
- 15 Congo 6 compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 6 compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
- 15 Gabon 6 compare
- 15 Guinea 6 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6 compare
- 15 Mali 6 compare
- 15 Mauritius 6 compare
- 15 Niger 6 compare
- 15 Senegal 6 compare
- 15 Eswatini 6 compare
- 15 Togo 6 compare
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 460.39 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.67 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Lesotho?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Lesotho was 6 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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/.