Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) … 0-10 DB05-14 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) … 0-10 DB05-14 was 8 DB05-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) in Jamaica, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB05-14 methodology.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 8 DB05-14 methodology for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) in Jamaica peaked at 8 DB05-14 methodology in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8 DB05-14 methodology, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 35th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) … 0-10 DB05-14 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | DB05-14 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | — |
| 2005 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 DB05-14 methodology | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8 DB05-14 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 DB05-14 methodology, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8 DB05-14 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.5 DB05-14 methodology, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 DB05-14 methodology | 8 DB05-14 methodology | 8 DB05-14 methodology | 6 |
| 2010s | 8 DB05-14 methodology | 8 DB05-14 methodology | 8 DB05-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 35 India 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Cambodia 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Finland 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Ghana 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Guatemala 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Honduras 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Kosovo 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Liberia 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Nepal 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 North Macedonia 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Palau 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Rwanda 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Serbia 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Slovakia 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Switzerland 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
- 35 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 8 DB05-14 methodology compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) in Jamaica?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) in Jamaica was 8 DB05-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8 DB05-14 methodology in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 DB05-14 methodology in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10)?
- Jamaica ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-10) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.