Getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting credit, legal rights index was 7 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone peaked at 7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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/.