Global Rankings
Index Of Legal Rights For Creditors And Borrowers
(0 = weak to 12 = strong)
| Rank | Country | (0 = weak to 12 = strong) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 39 | Azerbaijan | 12 |
1 | 1 | Puerto Rico | 12 |
1 | 1 | New Zealand | 12 |
1 | 1 | Brunei | 12 |
1 | 1 | Montenegro | 12 |
6 | 5 | Malawi | 11 |
6 | 5 | Zambia | 11 |
6 | 5 | Colombia | 11 |
6 | 5 | Rwanda | 11 |
6 | 5 | Australia | 11 |
6 | 5 | United States | 11 |
6 | 178 | Jordan | 11 |
6 | 162 | Tajikistan | 11 |
6 | 5 | Vanuatu | 11 |
6 | 12 | Kenya | 11 |
16 | 12 | Micronesia | 10 |
16 | 12 | Tonga | 10 |
16 | 12 | Liberia | 10 |
16 | 12 | Palau | 10 |
16 | 12 | Mexico | 10 |
16 | 12 | Cambodia | 10 |
16 | 12 | Costa Rica | 10 |
16 | 12 | Nepal | 10 |
16 | 12 | Solomon Islands | 10 |
16 | 12 | Afghanistan | 10 |
26 | 23 | Guatemala | 9 |
26 | 23 | Nigeria | 9 |
26 | 23 | Latvia | 9 |
26 | 23 | Macedonia | 9 |
26 | 23 | Mongolia | 9 |
26 | 23 | Canada | 9 |
26 | 23 | El Salvador | 9 |
26 | 23 | Georgia | 9 |
26 | 23 | Samoa | 9 |
26 | 23 | Hungary | 9 |
26 | 23 | India | 9 |
26 | 23 | Russia | 9 |
26 | 23 | Romania | 9 |
26 | 23 | Jamaica | 9 |
26 | 23 | Papua New Guinea | 9 |
26 | 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 9 |
42 | 39 | Moldova | 8 |
42 | 39 | Singapore | 8 |
42 | 39 | Belgium | 8 |
42 | 39 | Vietnam | 8 |
42 | 39 | Denmark | 8 |
42 | 39 | Albania | 8 |
42 | 39 | Hong Kong | 8 |
42 | 39 | Ukraine | 8 |
42 | 39 | Panama | 8 |
42 | 39 | Honduras | 8 |
42 | 39 | Bulgaria | 8 |
42 | 101 | Djibouti | 8 |
42 | 65 | Kazakhstan | 8 |
55 | 51 | Sweden | 7 |
55 | 51 | Slovakia | 7 |
55 | 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 |
55 | 51 | United Kingdom | 7 |
55 | 51 | Peru | 7 |
55 | 51 | Ireland | 7 |
55 | 51 | Malaysia | 7 |
55 | 51 | Poland | 7 |
55 | 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 |
55 | 51 | Thailand | 7 |
55 | 51 | Estonia | 7 |
55 | 51 | Turkey | 7 |
55 | 51 | Cyprus | 7 |
55 | 51 | Czech Republic | 7 |
69 | 65 | Senegal | 6 |
69 | 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 |
69 | 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 |
69 | 65 | Finland | 6 |
69 | 65 | Grenada | 6 |
69 | 65 | Mali | 6 |
69 | 65 | Togo | 6 |
69 | 65 | Uzbekistan | 6 |
69 | 65 | Ivory Coast | 6 |
69 | 65 | Serbia | 6 |
69 | 65 | Laos | 6 |
69 | 65 | Indonesia | 6 |
69 | 65 | Armenia | 6 |
69 | 65 | Cameroon | 6 |
69 | 65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 |
69 | 65 | Niger | 6 |
69 | 65 | Chad | 6 |
69 | 65 | Israel | 6 |
69 | 65 | Republic of the Congo | 6 |
69 | 65 | Dominica | 6 |
69 | 65 | Lithuania | 6 |
69 | 65 | Germany | 6 |
69 | 65 | Burkina Faso | 6 |
69 | 65 | United Arab Emirates | 6 |
69 | 65 | Central African Republic | 6 |
69 | 65 | Benin | 6 |
69 | 65 | Switzerland | 6 |
69 | 65 | Barbados | 6 |
69 | 65 | Bahamas | 6 |
69 | 65 | Gabon | 6 |
69 | 65 | Comoros | 6 |
69 | 65 | Mauritius | 6 |
69 | 65 | Ghana | 6 |
69 | 65 | Guinea | 6 |
69 | 65 | Gambia | 6 |
69 | 101 | Zimbabwe | 6 |
105 | 101 | Croatia | 5 |
105 | 101 | South Korea | 5 |
105 | 101 | Saint Lucia | 5 |
105 | 101 | Lesotho | 5 |
105 | 101 | Namibia | 5 |
105 | 101 | Norway | 5 |
105 | 101 | Sierra Leone | 5 |
105 | 101 | Tanzania | 5 |
105 | 101 | Uganda | 5 |
105 | 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 |
105 | 101 | South Africa | 5 |
105 | 101 | Botswana | 5 |
105 | 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 |
105 | 101 | Bangladesh | 5 |
105 | 101 | Egypt | 5 |
105 | 101 | Spain | 5 |
105 | 101 | Fiji | 5 |
105 | 101 | Japan | 5 |
123 | 122 | Iceland | 4 |
123 | 122 | China | 4 |
123 | 122 | Uruguay | 4 |
123 | 122 | Swaziland | 4 |
123 | 122 | France | 4 |
123 | 122 | Austria | 4 |
123 | 122 | Bhutan | 4 |
123 | 122 | Kiribati | 4 |
123 | 122 | Chile | 4 |
123 | 122 | Belize | 4 |
123 | 162 | Saudi Arabia | 4 |
134 | 132 | Guyana | 3 |
134 | 162 | Bahrain | 3 |
134 | 132 | Luxembourg | 3 |
134 | 132 | Tunisia | 3 |
134 | 132 | Slovenia | 3 |
134 | 132 | Belarus | 3 |
134 | 132 | Ethiopia | 3 |
134 | 101 | Sudan | 3 |
134 | 132 | Liechtenstein | 3 |
143 | 139 | Argentina | 2 |
143 | 139 | Portugal | 2 |
143 | 139 | Sri Lanka | 2 |
143 | 139 | Nicaragua | 2 |
143 | 139 | Netherlands | 2 |
143 | 139 | Pakistan | 2 |
143 | 139 | Lebanon | 2 |
143 | 139 | Italy | 2 |
143 | 139 | Iran | 2 |
143 | 139 | Haiti | 2 |
143 | 139 | Burundi | 2 |
143 | 139 | Greece | 2 |
143 | 139 | Suriname | 2 |
143 | 139 | Algeria | 2 |
143 | 139 | Seychelles | 2 |
143 | 139 | Brazil | 2 |
143 | 139 | Taiwan | 2 |
143 | 139 | Burma (Myanmar) | 2 |
143 | 139 | Malta | 2 |
143 | 139 | Mauritania | 2 |
143 | 139 | Maldives | 2 |
143 | 139 | Madagascar | 2 |
143 | 139 | Morocco | 2 |
166 | 162 | Angola | 1 |
166 | 162 | Paraguay | 1 |
166 | 162 | San Marino | 1 |
166 | 162 | Oman | 1 |
166 | 162 | Ecuador | 1 |
166 | 162 | Qatar | 1 |
166 | 162 | Cape Verde | 1 |
166 | 162 | Dominican Republic | 1 |
166 | 162 | Philippines | 1 |
166 | 162 | Kuwait | 1 |
166 | 162 | Venezuela | 1 |
166 | 162 | Mozambique | 1 |
166 | 162 | Syria | 1 |
179 | 178 | Iraq | 0 |
179 | 178 | Libya | 0 |
179 | 178 | Somalia | 0 |
179 | 178 | Eritrea | 0 |
179 | 178 | Yemen | 0 |
179 | 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 |
179 | 178 | Bolivia | 0 |