Getting credit, legal rights index in South Africa
South Africa: Getting credit, legal rights index was 10 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in South Africa, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit, legal rights index in South Africa is 10, measured in 2012. 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 South Africa peaked at 10 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2004.
South Africa ranks 1st of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting credit, legal rights index in South Africa, 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in South Africa?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in South Africa 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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/.