Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) was 75 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) in Jamaica, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) in Jamaica is 75, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 50 | — |
| 2014 | 83.33 | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 75 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75 | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 29 India 75 compare
- 29 Nigeria 75 compare
- 29 Russian Federation 75 compare
- 29 Canada 75 compare
- 29 El Salvador 75 compare
- 29 Georgia 75 compare
- 29 Guatemala 75 compare
- 29 Hungary 75 compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 75 compare
- 29 Latvia 75 compare
- 29 Mongolia 75 compare
- 29 North Macedonia 75 compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 75 compare
- 29 Romania 75 compare
- 29 Samoa 75 compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) in Jamaica?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) in Jamaica was 75 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.33 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20)?
- Jamaica ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) (db15-20) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (0-12) (DB15-20 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 DB15-20 studies.