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

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

181

Highest

16 DB05-14 methodology

United Kingdom

Lowest

2 DB05-14 methodology

Yemen

Median

9 DB05-14 methodology

Years covered

2004–2013

Data points

1,785

What the numbers show

Getting Credit total score (DB05-14 methodology) is currently reported for 181 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 116 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: 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	South Africa	13 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 8.3%	rising
37	Armenia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 140.0%	rising
37	Estonia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	rising
37	Finland	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
37	Croatia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
37	Japan	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	flat
37	Cambodia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	—	volatile
37	South Korea	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	rising
37	Mexico	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 9.1%	rising
37	Mauritius	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
37	Slovakia	12 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
47	Austria	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
47	Brunei	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 57.1%	rising
47	Bhutan	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 83.3%	rising
47	Botswana	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
47	Chile	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 22.2%	rising
47	Cyprus	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 22.2%	rising
47	Czechia	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	falling
47	Spain	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
47	Fiji	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 10.0%	flat
47	Hungary	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 57.1%	rising
47	Iceland	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
47	Mongolia	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 83.3%	rising
47	Namibia	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
47	Panama	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
47	El Salvador	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 10.0%	rising
47	Tonga	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 57.1%	rising
47	Vietnam	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 120.0%	rising
47	Vanuatu	11 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 120.0%	rising
65	Argentina	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
65	Azerbaijan	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
65	Indonesia	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
65	Iran	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 42.9%	rising
65	Kenya	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
65	Sri Lanka	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 233.3%	rising
65	Norway	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
65	Russia	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
65	Saudi Arabia	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 233.3%	rising
65	Eswatini	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
65	Thailand	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 11.1%	rising
65	Zimbabwe	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
65	Taiwan	10 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 11.1%	rising
78	United Arab Emirates	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 125.0%	rising
78	Belgium	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
78	Bahamas	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
78	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	flat
78	China	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 350.0%	rising
78	Colombia	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
78	Costa Rica	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
78	Dominica	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
78	Dominican Republic	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	rising
78	Egypt	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
78	France	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 28.6%	rising
78	Micronesia (country)	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 80.0%	rising
78	Moldova	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	rising
78	Marshall Islands	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 80.0%	rising
78	Nigeria	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
78	Nicaragua	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 28.6%	rising
78	Oman	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 125.0%	rising
78	Paraguay	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
78	Solomon Islands	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 125.0%	rising
78	Turkey	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 12.5%	rising
78	Uruguay	9 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 28.6%	rising
99	Brazil	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
99	Congo	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	volatile
99	Ecuador	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 33.3%	rising
99	Gabon	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	rising
99	Greece	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 14.3%	rising
99	Italy	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 11.1%	falling
99	Jamaica	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
99	Kazakhstan	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 300.0%	rising
99	Lebanon	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	rising
99	Liberia	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
99	Morocco	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 166.7%	rising
99	Maldives	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
99	Netherlands	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 11.1%	falling
99	Nepal	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
99	Philippines	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
99	Palau	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 700.0%	volatile
99	Portugal	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
99	Tunisia	8 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
117	Afghanistan	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 600.0%	volatile
117	Antigua and Barbuda	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Bahrain	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
117	Belarus	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 600.0%	volatile
117	Belize	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Cameroon	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 133.3%	rising
117	Cape Verde	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
117	Grenada	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Kuwait	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
117	Saint Lucia	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Malawi	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Pakistan	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
117	Qatar	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 133.3%	rising
117	Sierra Leone	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
117	Slovenia	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 40.0%	rising
117	Tanzania	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Uzbekistan	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 250.0%	volatile
117	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
117	Venezuela	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
117	Samoa	7 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 16.7%	rising
137	Benin	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Burkina Faso	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Bangladesh	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 14.3%	falling
137	Bolivia	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 20.0%	rising
137	Central African Republic	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Cote d'Ivoire	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Democratic Republic of Congo	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Comoros	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Guinea	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Guinea-Bissau	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Equatorial Guinea	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Kiribati	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
137	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 14.3%	falling
137	Lesotho	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
137	Mali	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Niger	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Palestine	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 500.0%	volatile
137	Senegal	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Sao Tome and Principe	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 200.0%	rising
137	Chad	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Togo	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 100.0%	rising
137	Uganda	6 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
159	Gambia	5 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
159	Papua New Guinea	5 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
159	East Timor	5 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 150.0%	rising
162	Ethiopia	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
162	Guyana	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
162	Luxembourg	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
162	Sudan	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
162	Suriname	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
162	Seychelles	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
162	Syria	4 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 300.0%	rising
169	Angola	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
169	Burundi	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
169	Algeria	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
169	Haiti	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
169	Laos	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	up 50.0%	rising
169	Mozambique	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
169	Mauritania	3 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
176	Eritrea	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
176	Iraq	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
176	Jordan	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
176	Madagascar	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat
176	Tajikistan	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	down 33.3%	falling
176	Yemen	2 DB05-14 methodology	2013	unchanged	flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 13 DB05-14 methodology

About this data

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: 183 places, 1,785 data points, 2004–2013
Last refreshed: 10 August 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.