Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 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 Sierra Leone, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Sierra Leone stood at 5 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 109th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 in Sierra Leone, 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% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5 DB15-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.5 DB15-20 methodology, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5 DB15-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6 DB15-20 methodology, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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- 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 109 Tanzania 5 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 109 Uganda 5 DB15-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 481.67 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Sierra Leone?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- 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 Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.