Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 in United States
United States: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 was 11 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in United States, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in United States stood at 11 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places United States 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) … 0-12 DB15-20 in United States, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 11 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 DB15-20 methodology, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
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- 6 Australia 11 DB15-20 methodology compare
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- 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 11 DB15-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in United States?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in United States was 11 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 11 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does United States rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- United States ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.