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Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14 methodology) by country

The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the appli­cable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 10 based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.

Countries reporting
183
Highest
10 DB05-14 methodology
Australia
Lowest
1 DB05-14 methodology
Palestine
Median
6 DB05-14 methodology
Years covered
10
2004–2013
Data points
1,790

What the numbers show

Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14 methodology) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 10 DB05-14 methodology in Australia; the lowest is 1 DB05-14 methodology in Palestine.

The median across all reporting countries is 6 DB05-14 methodology, and the mean is 5.92 DB05-14 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Palau (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 33.3%).

Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Australia 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 11.1% rising
1 United Kingdom 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Hong Kong 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Kyrgyzstan 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
1 Latvia 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Montenegro 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Puerto Rico 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 10 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Albania 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Bulgaria 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Bahamas 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Cyprus 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Dominica 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Denmark 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
12 Micronesia (country) 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 80.0% rising
12 Georgia 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 80.0% rising
12 Ireland 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Israel 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Moldova 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
12 Marshall Islands 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 80.0% rising
12 Nigeria 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Poland 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
12 Romania 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
12 Solomon Islands 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 125.0% rising
12 Sweden 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 28.6% rising
12 Tonga 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 28.6% rising
12 Trinidad and Tobago 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Ukraine 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 80.0% rising
12 United States 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Vanuatu 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 80.0% rising
12 Zambia 9 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
35 Switzerland 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
35 Finland 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
35 Ghana 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
35 Guatemala 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
35 Honduras 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
35 India 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
35 Jamaica 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
35 Cambodia 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — volatile
35 Liberia 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
35 North Macedonia 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
35 Nepal 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
35 Palau 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 700.0% volatile
35 Rwanda 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 300.0% volatile
35 Serbia 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
35 Slovakia 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
35 Kosovo 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — flat
35 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 8 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — flat
52 Afghanistan 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 600.0% volatile
52 Antigua and Barbuda 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Belize 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Brunei 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Canada 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Germany 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 12.5% falling
52 Estonia 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 16.7% rising
52 Fiji 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Grenada 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Croatia 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 75.0% rising
52 Hungary 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Japan 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 40.0% rising
52 Saint Lucia 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Lithuania 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 40.0% rising
52 Malawi 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Namibia 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Peru 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 133.3% rising
52 Sierra Leone 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 40.0% rising
52 Tanzania 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Vietnam 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 40.0% rising
52 Samoa 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 16.7% rising
52 South Africa 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
52 Zimbabwe 7 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Armenia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
76 Austria 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Benin 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Burkina Faso 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Bangladesh 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 14.3% falling
76 Bhutan 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Botswana 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Central African Republic 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Chile 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
76 Cote d'Ivoire 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Cameroon 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Congo 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Comoros 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Czechia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 14.3% falling
76 Spain 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Gabon 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Guinea 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Guinea-Bissau 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Equatorial Guinea 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Iceland 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Kiribati 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 14.3% falling
76 South Korea 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Lesotho 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Mexico 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
76 Mali 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Mongolia 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Mauritius 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Niger 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Norway 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Senegal 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Eswatini 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
76 Chad 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Togo 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
76 Uganda 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Azerbaijan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Belgium 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
112 France 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
112 Gambia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Indonesia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Iran 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Sri Lanka 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 66.7% rising
112 Pakistan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Panama 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Papua New Guinea 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Russia 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 El Salvador 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Thailand 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Taiwan 5 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
127 United Arab Emirates 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Argentina 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 China 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
127 Colombia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Ethiopia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Guyana 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Luxembourg 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Maldives 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Netherlands 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 20.0% falling
127 Oman 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Philippines 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Saudi Arabia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
127 Sudan 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Suriname 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Slovenia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 20.0% falling
127 Seychelles 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Tunisia 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
127 Turkey 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
127 Uruguay 4 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Angola 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Burundi 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
146 Bahrain 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Brazil 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Costa Rica 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Dominican Republic 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Algeria 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Egypt 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Greece 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Haiti 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
146 Italy 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Kazakhstan 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
146 Laos 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
146 Lebanon 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Morocco 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Mozambique 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Mauritania 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Nicaragua 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Portugal 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Paraguay 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Qatar 3 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Belarus 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
167 Cape Verde 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Djibouti 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
167 Ecuador 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Eritrea 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Iraq 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Jordan 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Kuwait 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Madagascar 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Sao Tome and Principe 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Syria 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
167 Tajikistan 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 down 33.3% falling
167 East Timor 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Uzbekistan 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Venezuela 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
167 Yemen 2 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
183 Palestine 1 DB05-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14 methodology)
Unit
DB05-14 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,790 data points, 2004–2013
Last refreshed

The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the appli­cable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 10 based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.