Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Panama
Panama: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) was 8 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Panama, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
Panama recorded 8 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.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Panama ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Panama, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 7 DB15-20 methodology | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 7 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 DB15-20 methodology | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 8 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Panama?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Panama was 8 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- Panama ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.