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

The average for 2019 based on 22 countries was 6.82 points. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 12 points and the lowest value was in Dominican Republic: 1 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
USA 11 2 2013 - 2019
Costa Rica 10 3 2013 - 2019
Mexico 10 4 2013 - 2019
Canada 9 5 2013 - 2019
El Salvador 9 6 2013 - 2019
Guatemala 9 7 2013 - 2019
Jamaica 9 8 2013 - 2019
Honduras 8 9 2013 - 2019
Panama 8 10 2013 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 7 11 2013 - 2019
Bahamas 6 12 2013 - 2019
Barbados 6 13 2013 - 2019
Dominica 6 14 2013 - 2019
Grenada 6 15 2013 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 5 16 2013 - 2019
Saint Lucia 5 17 2013 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 5 18 2013 - 2019
Belize 4 19 2013 - 2019
Haiti 2 20 2013 - 2019
Nicaragua 2 21 2013 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 1 22 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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