Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 was 1 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Dominican Republic, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Dominican Republic stood at 1 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Dominican Republic 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1 DB15-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 DB15-20 methodology, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1 DB15-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 DB15-20 methodology, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Dominican Republic?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Dominican Republic was 1 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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). 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 12 based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.