Legal rights - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2019 based on 20 countries was 5.2 points. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 12 points and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 0 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
Puerto Rico 12 1 2013 - 2019
Colombia 11 2 2013 - 2019
Costa Rica 10 3 2013 - 2019
Mexico 10 4 2013 - 2019
El Salvador 9 5 2013 - 2019
Guatemala 9 6 2013 - 2019
Honduras 8 7 2013 - 2019
Panama 8 8 2013 - 2019
Peru 7 9 2013 - 2019
Chile 4 10 2013 - 2019
Uruguay 4 11 2013 - 2019
Argentina 2 12 2013 - 2019
Brazil 2 13 2013 - 2019
Haiti 2 14 2013 - 2019
Nicaragua 2 15 2013 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 1 16 2013 - 2019
Ecuador 1 17 2013 - 2019
Paraguay 1 18 2013 - 2019
Venezuela 1 19 2013 - 2019
Bolivia 0 20 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. Puerto Rico
2. Colombia
3. Costa Rica
4. Mexico
5. El Salvador
6. Guatemala
7. Honduras
8. Panama
9. Peru
10. Chile
11. Uruguay
12. Argentina
13. Brazil
14. Haiti
15. Nicaragua
16. Domin. Rep.
17. Ecuador
18. Paraguay
19. Venezuela
20. Bolivia
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