Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Getting credit, legal rights index was 5.76 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 5.76. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5.76 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.48, in 2005.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.59 | — |
| 2005 | 4.48 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.49 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.51 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.51 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.67 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.69 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.76 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 5.76 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.54 | 4.48 | 4.67 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 4.69 | 5.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 5.76 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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/.