Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index … 0-10 DB05-14 Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index … 0-10 DB05-14 Score was 70 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14) in Sierra Leone, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 70 for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Sierra Leone peaked at 70 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2004.
Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50 | — |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 70 is above the median for low income countries, which is 60, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 70 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.33 | 50 | 70 | 6 |
| 2010s | 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 52 Japan 70 compare
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- 52 Brunei 70 compare
- 52 Canada 70 compare
- 52 Croatia 70 compare
- 52 Estonia 70 compare
- 52 Fiji 70 compare
- 52 Germany 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 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 Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 481.67 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Sierra Leone?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) (db05-14)?
- Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.