Getting Credit total score (DB05-14 methodology) by country

Name: Getting Credit total score (DB05-14 methodology)
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

The total score for getting credit is the sum of the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index, based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.

Countries reporting

184

Highest

16 DB05-14 methodology

United Kingdom

Lowest

2 DB05-14 methodology

Yemen

Median

9 DB05-14 methodology

Years covered

2004–2013

Data points

1,790

What the numbers show

Getting Credit total score (DB05-14 methodology) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 16 DB05-14 methodology in United Kingdom; the lowest is 2 DB05-14 methodology in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 9 DB05-14 methodology, and the mean is 9.03 DB05-14 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Palau (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 33.3%).

Getting Credit total score (DB05-14 methodology): full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	United Kingdom	16 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
1	Malaysia	16 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 14.3%	rising
3	Australia	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 7.1%	rising
3	Georgia	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
3	Hong Kong	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
3	Latvia	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
3	New Zealand	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
3	Poland	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 25.0%	rising
3	Puerto Rico	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
3	Singapore	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 15.4%	rising
3	United States	15 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
12	Albania	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 55.6%	rising
12	Switzerland	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
12	Guatemala	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 55.6%	rising
12	Honduras	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 55.6%	rising
12	Ireland	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
12	Israel	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
12	Kyrgyzstan	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 133.3%	rising
12	North Macedonia	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 133.3%	rising
12	Montenegro	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
12	Romania	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 75.0%	rising
12	Rwanda	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 600.0%	volatile
12	Ukraine	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 180.0%	rising
12	Zambia	14 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 55.6%	rising
25	Bulgaria	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 44.4%	rising
25	Canada	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
25	Germany	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
25	Denmark	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 8.3%	rising
25	Ghana	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 116.7%	rising
25	India	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 116.7%	rising
25	Lithuania	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 160.0%	rising
25	Peru	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 44.4%	rising
25	Serbia	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 116.7%	rising
25	Sweden	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 18.2%	rising
25	Trinidad and Tobago	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 8.3%	rising
25	Kosovo	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	—	flat
25	South Africa	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 8.3%	rising
25	Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	—	flat
39	Armenia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 140.0%	rising
39	Estonia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	rising
39	Finland	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
39	Croatia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
39	Japan	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	flat
39	Cambodia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	—	volatile
39	South Korea	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	rising
39	Mexico	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	rising
39	Mauritius	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
39	Slovakia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
49	Austria	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
49	Brunei	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 57.1%	rising
49	Bhutan	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 83.3%	rising
49	Botswana	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
49	Chile	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 22.2%	rising
49	Cyprus	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 22.2%	rising
49	Czechia	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	falling
49	Spain	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
49	Fiji	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 10.0%	flat
49	Hungary	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 57.1%	rising
49	Iceland	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
49	Mongolia	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 83.3%	rising
49	Namibia	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
49	Panama	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
49	El Salvador	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 10.0%	rising
49	Tonga	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 57.1%	rising
49	Vietnam	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 120.0%	rising
49	Vanuatu	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 120.0%	rising
67	Argentina	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
67	Azerbaijan	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
67	Indonesia	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
67	Iran	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 42.9%	rising
67	Kenya	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
67	Sri Lanka	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 233.3%	rising
67	Norway	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
67	Russia	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
67	Saudi Arabia	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 233.3%	rising
67	Eswatini	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
67	Thailand	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 11.1%	rising
67	Zimbabwe	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
67	Taiwan	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 11.1%	rising
80	United Arab Emirates	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 125.0%	rising
80	Belgium	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
80	Bahamas	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
80	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	flat
80	China	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 350.0%	rising
80	Colombia	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
80	Costa Rica	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
80	Dominica	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
80	Dominican Republic	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	rising
80	Egypt	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
80	France	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 28.6%	rising
80	Micronesia (country)	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 80.0%	rising
80	Moldova	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	rising
80	Marshall Islands	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 80.0%	rising
80	Nigeria	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
80	Nicaragua	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 28.6%	rising
80	Oman	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 125.0%	rising
80	Paraguay	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
80	Solomon Islands	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 125.0%	rising
80	Turkey	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	rising
80	Uruguay	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 28.6%	rising
101	Brazil	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
101	Congo	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	volatile
101	Ecuador	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 33.3%	rising
101	Gabon	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	rising
101	Greece	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 14.3%	rising
101	Italy	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 11.1%	falling
101	Jamaica	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
101	Kazakhstan	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 300.0%	rising
101	Lebanon	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	rising
101	Liberia	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
101	Morocco	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	rising
101	Maldives	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
101	Netherlands	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 11.1%	falling
101	Nepal	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
101	Philippines	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
101	Palau	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 700.0%	volatile
101	Portugal	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
101	Tunisia	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
119	Afghanistan	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 600.0%	volatile
119	Antigua and Barbuda	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Bahrain	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
119	Belarus	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 600.0%	volatile
119	Belize	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Cameroon	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 133.3%	rising
119	Cape Verde	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
119	Grenada	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Kuwait	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
119	Saint Lucia	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Malawi	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Pakistan	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
119	Qatar	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 133.3%	rising
119	Sierra Leone	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
119	Slovenia	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
119	Tanzania	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Uzbekistan	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 250.0%	volatile
119	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
119	Venezuela	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
119	Samoa	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
139	Benin	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Burkina Faso	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Bangladesh	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 14.3%	falling
139	Bolivia	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 20.0%	rising
139	Central African Republic	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Cote d'Ivoire	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Democratic Republic of Congo	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Comoros	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Guinea	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Guinea-Bissau	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Equatorial Guinea	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Kiribati	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
139	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 14.3%	falling
139	Lesotho	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
139	Mali	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Niger	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Palestine	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 500.0%	volatile
139	Senegal	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Sao Tome and Principe	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
139	Chad	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Togo	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
139	Uganda	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
161	Gambia	5 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
161	Papua New Guinea	5 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
161	East Timor	5 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 150.0%	rising
164	Ethiopia	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
164	Guyana	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
164	Luxembourg	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
164	Sudan	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
164	Suriname	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
164	Seychelles	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
164	Syria	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 300.0%	rising
171	Angola	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
171	Burundi	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
171	Algeria	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
171	Haiti	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
171	Laos	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
171	Mozambique	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
171	Mauritania	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
178	Djibouti	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
178	Eritrea	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
178	Iraq	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
178	Jordan	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
178	Madagascar	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
178	Tajikistan	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 33.3%	falling
178	Yemen	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat

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Indicator: Getting Credit total score (DB05-14 methodology)
Unit: DB05-14 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 1,790 data points, 2004–2013
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

The total score for getting credit is the sum of the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index, based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.