Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Samoa
Samoa: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Samoa, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Samoa is 9 DB15-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 80.0% over ten years.
Samoa ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Samoa, 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 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Samoa?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Samoa was 9 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- Samoa ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.