Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Japan
Japan: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) was 5 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
5 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 191 countries
All-time high
5 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
All-time low
5 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Japan, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
Japan recorded 5 DB15-20 methodology for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Japan ranks 109th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Japan, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Japan?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Japan was 5 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- Japan ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.