Getting credit, legal rights index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Getting credit, legal rights index was 4 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in Seychelles, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit, legal rights index in Seychelles is 4, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Seychelles 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Seychelles?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Seychelles was 4 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Seychelles ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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/.