Legal rights - Country rankings

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Index of legal rights for creditors and borrowers (0 = weak to 12 = strong), 2019:

The average for 2019 based on 27 countries was 5.63 points. The highest value was in Hungary: 9 points and the lowest value was in Greece: 2 points. The indicator is available from 2013 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Legal rights, 2019 Global rank Available data
Hungary 9 1 2013 - 2019
Latvia 9 2 2013 - 2019
Romania 9 3 2013 - 2019
Belgium 8 4 2013 - 2019
Bulgaria 8 5 2013 - 2019
Denmark 8 6 2013 - 2019
Cyprus 7 7 2013 - 2019
Czechia 7 8 2013 - 2019
Estonia 7 9 2013 - 2019
Ireland 7 10 2013 - 2019
Poland 7 11 2013 - 2019
Slovakia 7 12 2013 - 2019
Sweden 7 13 2013 - 2019
Finland 6 14 2013 - 2019
Germany 6 15 2013 - 2019
Lithuania 6 16 2013 - 2019
Croatia 5 17 2013 - 2019
Spain 5 18 2013 - 2019
Austria 4 19 2013 - 2019
France 4 20 2013 - 2019
Luxembourg 3 21 2013 - 2019
Slovenia 3 22 2013 - 2019
Greece 2 23 2013 - 2019
Italy 2 24 2013 - 2019
Malta 2 25 2013 - 2019
Netherlands 2 26 2013 - 2019
Portugal 2 27 2013 - 2019



Definition: 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 Doing Business 15-20 studies.

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1. Hungary
2. Latvia
3. Romania
4. Belgium
5. Bulgaria
6. Denmark
7. Cyprus
8. Czechia
9. Estonia
10. Ireland
11. Poland
12. Slovakia
13. Sweden
14. Finland
15. Germany
16. Lithuania
17. Croatia
18. Spain
19. Austria
20. France
21. Luxembourg
22. Slovenia
23. Greece
24. Italy
25. Malta
26. Netherlands
27. Portugal
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