Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 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 DB15-20 studies.

Countries reporting

190

Highest

20 DB15-20 methodology

Azerbaijan

Lowest

0 DB15-20 methodology

Yemen, Rep.

Median

11 DB15-20 methodology

Years covered

2013–2019

Data points

1,328

What the numbers show

Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 methodology) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 20 DB15-20 methodology in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 0 DB15-20 methodology in Yemen, Rep..

The median across all reporting countries is 11 DB15-20 methodology, and the mean is 10.93 DB15-20 methodology.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 50.0%).

Getting Credit total score: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Azerbaijan	20 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 150.0%	rising
1	Brunei Darussalam	20 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 122.2%	rising
1	New Zealand	20 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 5.3%	flat
1	Kosovo	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 13.3%	rising
1	Djibouti	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 700.0%	volatile
4	Australia	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 5.6%	flat
4	Jordan	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	—	volatile
4	Kenya	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 171.4%	rising
4	Puerto Rico (US)	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 5.6%	rising
4	Rwanda	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 18.8%	rising
4	United States	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
4	Zambia	19 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 46.2%	rising
11	Colombia	18 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 80.0%	rising
11	Mexico	18 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 20.0%	rising
11	Malawi	18 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 260.0%	volatile
11	Tajikistan	18 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 1,700.0%	volatile
15	Canada	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
15	Costa Rica	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 88.9%	rising
15	Georgia	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
15	Guatemala	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
15	Jamaica	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 183.3%	rising
15	Kyrgyz Republic	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 30.8%	rising
15	Latvia	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 13.3%	rising
15	Montenegro	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
15	Nigeria	17 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 183.3%	rising
24	Honduras	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	down 5.9%	flat
24	India	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 23.1%	rising
24	Kazakhstan	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 60.0%	rising
24	Cambodia	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 6.7%	rising
24	North Macedonia	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 23.1%	rising
24	Mongolia	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 45.5%	rising
24	Panama	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 33.3%	rising
24	West Bank and Gaza	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 128.6%	rising
24	Romania	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
24	Russian Federation	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 45.5%	rising
24	El Salvador	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 60.0%	rising
24	Viet Nam	16 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 23.1%	rising
36	United Kingdom	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
36	Hong Kong	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 7.1%	rising
36	Hungary	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 36.4%	rising
36	Malaysia	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 7.1%	rising
36	Nepal	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 150.0%	rising
36	Peru	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
36	Poland	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
36	Singapore	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
36	Turkiye	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 87.5%	rising
36	Ukraine	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
36	Vanuatu	15 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 15.4%	rising
47	Albania	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 7.7%	rising
47	United Arab Emirates	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 75.0%	rising
47	Armenia	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 16.7%	rising
47	Cote d'Ivoire	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 133.3%	rising
47	Czechia	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 16.7%	rising
47	Germany	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
47	Denmark	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
47	Estonia	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
47	Indonesia	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 40.0%	rising
47	Ireland	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
47	Israel	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 7.7%	flat
47	Lithuania	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
47	Moldova	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 75.0%	rising
47	Niger	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 133.3%	rising
47	Papua New Guinea	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 366.7%	rising
47	Slovak Republic	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 7.7%	rising
47	Togo	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 133.3%	rising
47	Thailand	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 55.6%	rising
47	Tonga	14 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 7.7%	rising
66	Belgium	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 44.4%	rising
66	Bulgaria	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
66	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 8.3%	flat
66	Switzerland	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
66	Egypt, Arab Rep.	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 30.0%	rising
66	Korea, Rep.	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
66	Mauritius	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
66	Senegal	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 116.7%	rising
66	Serbia	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
66	Trinidad and Tobago	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 8.3%	flat
66	Tanzania	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 160.0%	rising
66	Uzbekistan	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 62.5%	rising
66	Zimbabwe	13 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 44.4%	rising
79	Botswana	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
79	Cameroon	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 71.4%	rising
79	Cyprus	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 20.0%	rising
79	Spain	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
79	Finland	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
79	Ghana	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
79	Lao PDR	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 500.0%	rising
79	Namibia	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 9.1%	rising
79	Sweden	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
79	Uganda	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 140.0%	rising
79	Uruguay	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 9.1%	rising
79	South Africa	12 DB15-20 methodology	2019	down 7.7%	falling
91	Austria	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
91	Bahrain	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 57.1%	rising
91	Bhutan	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 10.0%	rising
91	Chile	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
91	China	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 22.2%	rising
91	Guyana	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 266.7%	volatile
91	Iceland	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
91	Japan	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
91	Lesotho	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 120.0%	rising
91	Norway	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
91	Saudi Arabia	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 22.2%	rising
91	Eswatini	11 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 10.0%	rising
103	Afghanistan	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 11.1%	rising
103	Argentina	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
103	Belarus	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 42.9%	rising
103	Brazil	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 11.1%	rising
103	France	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
103	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
103	Croatia	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	down 9.1%	falling
103	Iran, Islamic Rep.	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 11.1%	rising
103	Liberia	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 100.0%	rising
103	Marshall Islands	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
103	Nicaragua	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 25.0%	rising
103	Palau	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
103	Solomon Islands	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
103	Tunisia	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 25.0%	rising
103	Taiwan	10 DB15-20 methodology	2019	down 9.1%	falling
118	Bangladesh	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 80.0%	rising
118	Dominican Republic	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
118	Ecuador	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
118	Greece	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
118	Italy	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
118	Kuwait	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 28.6%	rising
118	Morocco	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 12.5%	rising
118	Netherlands	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 12.5%	rising
118	Pakistan	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 80.0%	rising
118	Portugal	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
118	Qatar	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 50.0%	rising
118	Slovenia	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 28.6%	rising
118	Samoa	9 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 80.0%	rising
131	Congo, Rep.	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	falling
131	Comoros	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 33.3%	rising
131	Gabon	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
131	Equatorial Guinea	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 33.3%	rising
131	Lebanon	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
131	Sri Lanka	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
131	Madagascar	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 700.0%	volatile
131	Mauritania	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 300.0%	rising
131	Philippines	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 14.3%	rising
131	Paraguay	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	down 20.0%	falling
131	Venezuela, RB	8 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
142	Bolivia	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
142	Central African Republic	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 16.7%	rising
142	Cabo Verde	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
142	Haiti	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 250.0%	volatile
142	Maldives	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
142	Malta	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 250.0%	rising
142	Oman	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
142	Seychelles	7 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 250.0%	rising
150	Benin	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Burkina Faso	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Bahamas, The	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Barbados	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Congo, Dem. Rep.	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Dominica	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Guinea	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Gambia, The	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 50.0%	rising
150	Guinea-Bissau	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Grenada	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	Mali	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
150	San Marino	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 500.0%	volatile
150	Chad	6 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
163	Antigua and Barbuda	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
163	Fiji	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	down 50.0%	falling
163	St. Kitts and Nevis	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
163	St. Lucia	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
163	Mozambique	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 400.0%	rising
163	Sierra Leone	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
163	Sao Tome and Principe	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
163	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
171	Belize	4 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
171	Kiribati	4 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
171	Timor-Leste	4 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
174	Burundi	3 DB15-20 methodology	2019	up 50.0%	rising
174	Ethiopia	3 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
174	Luxembourg	3 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
174	Sudan	3 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	rising
174	Syrian Arab Republic	3 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
179	Algeria	2 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
179	Myanmar	2 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
179	South Sudan	2 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
179	Suriname	2 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
183	Angola	1 DB15-20 methodology	2019	unchanged	flat
184	Eritrea	0 DB15-20 methodology	2019	—	flat
184	Iraq	0 DB15-20 methodology	2019	—	flat
184	Libya	0 DB15-20 methodology	2019	—	flat
184	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0 DB15-20 methodology	2019	—	flat
184	Yemen, Rep.	0 DB15-20 methodology	2019	—	flat

About this data

Indicator: Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 methodology)
Unit: DB15-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,328 data points, 2013–2019
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 DB15-20 studies.