Getting credit, legal rights index in Liberia
Liberia: Getting credit, legal rights index was 7 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Getting credit, legal rights index in Liberia, 2006–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, getting credit, legal rights index in Liberia stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 75.0% over ten years.
That places Liberia 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Liberia?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Liberia was 7 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Liberia ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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/.