Getting credit, legal rights index in Sudan
Sudan: Getting credit, legal rights index was 4 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sudan, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 4 for getting credit, legal rights index 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 Sudan peaked at 4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2004.
Sudan ranks 35th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit, legal rights index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | — |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sudan'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 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 34 Gambia 5 compare
- 35 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 35 Seychelles 4 compare
- 38 Algeria 3 compare
- 38 Angola 3 compare
- 38 Burundi 3 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 3 compare
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 38 Egypt 3 compare
- 38 Mauritania 3 compare
- 38 Morocco 3 compare
- 38 Mozambique 3 compare
- 38 Tunisia 3 compare
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 920.08 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 269.09 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit, legal rights index in Sudan?
- Getting credit, legal rights index in Sudan 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2004.
- How does Sudan rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Sudan ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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/.