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 11 countries was 6.91 points. The highest value was in Brunei: 12 points and the lowest value was in the Philippines: 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Legal rights, 2019 Global rank Available data
Brunei 12 1 2013 - 2019
Cambodia 10 2 2013 - 2019
India 9 3 2013 - 2019
Singapore 8 4 2013 - 2019
Vietnam 8 5 2013 - 2019
Malaysia 7 6 2013 - 2019
Thailand 7 7 2013 - 2019
Indonesia 6 8 2013 - 2019
Laos 6 9 2013 - 2019
Burma 2 10 2013 - 2019
Philippines 1 11 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. Brunei
2. Cambodia
3. India
4. Singapore
5. Vietnam
6. Malaysia
7. Thailand
8. Indonesia
9. Laos
10. Burma
11. Philippines
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12


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