| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 12 | 2020 | 1 | 12 |
| 1 ↑ | Azerbaijan | 12 | 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 ↑ | Tajikistan | 11 | 2020 | 28 | 1 |
| 4 ↓ | Nepal | 10 | 2020 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 ↓ | Cambodia | 10 | 2020 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 ↓ | Mongolia | 9 | 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 ↓ | Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 ↓ | India | 9 | 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 ↓ | Russia | 9 | 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 ↑ | Kazakhstan | 8 | 2020 | 14 | 6 |
| 10 ↓ | Hong Kong | 8 | 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 ↓ | Singapore | 8 | 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 ↓ | Vietnam | 8 | 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 14 ↓ | Thailand | 7 | 2020 | 12 | 7 |
| 14 ↓ | Malaysia | 7 | 2020 | 12 | 7 |
| 16 ↓ | Laos | 6 | 2020 | 14 | 6 |
| 16 ↓ | Uzbekistan | 6 | 2020 | 14 | 6 |
| 16 ↓ | Indonesia | 6 | 2020 | 14 | 6 |
| 19 ↓ | South Korea | 5 | 2020 | 18 | 5 |
| 19 ↓ | Bangladesh | 5 | 2020 | 18 | 5 |
| 19 ↓ | Japan | 5 | 2020 | 18 | 5 |
| 22 ↓ | China | 4 | 2020 | 21 | 4 |
| 22 ↓ | Bhutan | 4 | 2020 | 21 | 4 |
| 24 ↓ | Burma (Myanmar) | 2 | 2019 | 23 | 2 |
| 24 ↓ | Pakistan | 2 | 2020 | 23 | 2 |
| 24 ↓ | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2020 | 23 | 2 |
| 24 ↓ | Taiwan | 2 | 2020 | 23 | 2 |
| 24 ↓ | Maldives | 2 | 2019 | 23 | 2 |
| 29 ↓ | Philippines | 1 | 2020 | 28 | 1 |
The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the appliÂcable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 12 based on the methodology in the Doing Business 15-20 studies.
