Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index … 0-10 DB05-14 Score in Germany
Germany: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index … 0-10 DB05-14 Score was 70 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14) in Germany, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2013, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Germany stood at 70. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Germany peaked at 80 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2008.
Germany ranks 52nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index … 0-10 DB05-14 Score in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 80 | — |
| 2005 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 70 is above the median for high income countries, which is 70, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Germany's 70 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.67 | 70 | 80 | 6 |
| 2010s | 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 52 Japan 70 compare
- 52 Afghanistan 70 compare
- 52 Antigua and Barbuda 70 compare
- 52 Belize 70 compare
- 52 Brunei 70 compare
- 52 Canada 70 compare
- 52 Croatia 70 compare
- 52 Estonia 70 compare
- 52 Fiji 70 compare
- 52 Grenada 70 compare
- 52 Hungary 70 compare
- 52 Lithuania 70 compare
- 52 Malawi 70 compare
- 52 Namibia 70 compare
- 52 Peru 70 compare
- 52 Samoa 70 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 70 compare
- 52 South Africa 70 compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 70 compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70 compare
- 52 Tanzania 70 compare
- 52 Vietnam 70 compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 70 compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 600.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 83.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Germany?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Germany was 70 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14)?
- Germany ranks 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the strength of legal rights benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.