Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Getting credit, legal rights index was 5.67 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 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 South Africa stood at 5.67. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 5.67 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.32, in 2005.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.44 | — |
| 2005 | 4.32 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.33 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.36 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.51 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.53 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.67 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.39 | 4.32 | 4.51 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.29 | 4.53 | 5.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Minimum capital for starting a business 118.6% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 50.5% (2012)
- Cost of registering property 9.5% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.4 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 22.9% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 22.09 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 3.51 (2012)
- Protecting investors, investor protection index 4.45 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.96 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 767.9% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 5.67 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding 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/.